Whether you are an employee or an independent contractor decides your rights to wages, overtime, and benefits. New Jersey uses the strict ABC test to make that call. This post explains the test and what to do if you have been misclassified.
Employers monitor email, devices, location, and productivity more than ever. This post explains what employers can legally track, where employee privacy rights begin, and how surveillance can intersect with discrimination and retaliation claims.
Medical leave often involves several overlapping laws at once. This post explains how the FMLA, the New Jersey Family Leave Act, and disability accommodation rules interact, and how to protect your job while you are out for a serious health condition.
Workers with caregiving responsibilities sometimes face assumptions and bias that violate the law. This post explains how caregiver discrimination connects to sex, disability, and family leave protections, and what employees can do when caregiving costs them opportunities at work.
New Jersey has one of the strongest equal pay laws in the country. The Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act bars pay disparities based on protected characteristics for substantially similar work and allows for significant damages. This post explains who is covered and how the law works.
