Federal and state laws prohibit discrimination in all aspects of employment, and this includes the interview stage. For this reason, employers are tightly regulated in what questions they can ask—and what questions are off limits. …
Freelancer Rights in New Jersey
More and more people are turning to freelancing, either as a side gig or as their main source of income. Freelancing has many advantages to full-time employment, including flexibility and the possibility of working for …
Should I Agree to a Gag Clause?
An employer’s reputation is one of its most important assets. For that reason, employers often try to control what negative information gets released by former employees. A current employee probably refuses to say anything negative …
Car Wash Employees Rights in New Jersey
Car wash employees often work under terrible conditions. A recent report from a workers’ rights group in New York reported that many car wash employees are working under “illegal conditions.” The group WASH—which stands for …
Distribution Center Employees: You Have Rights!
Distribution centers are some of the hardest jobs to work. A story published in the Huffington Post identified some of the challenges—warehouses the size of 18 football fields which require pickers to be on their …
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New Jersey’s Public Employees Should Know their Rights
Public employees are central to any society. Teachers, firefighters, road workers, and law enforcement personnel provide vital public services in our communities. Although former Governor Chris Christie enjoyed railing against public school teachers and other …
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