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Is it ok to ask a lesbian co-worker to use her ‘gaydar’ to determine whether a new client is also gay?
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Short answer: No.
Slightly longer answer: No, you jerk, of course not!
In a few hundred more words, I’ll explain why. Continue reading
Seven signs the non-solicitation and non-competition agreements your employees signed may be unenforceable.
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The rest of you deadbeats are stuck with only five free weekly blog posts. Continue reading
Looks can be deceiving. Morbid obesity isn’t necessarily a disability.
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Even in New Jersey, where employment law is ‘Mister Rogers’ friendly to employees. Continue reading
Another New Jersey court weighs in on MedMar accommodations…and it’s WILD!
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The case is called Wild v. Carriage Funeral Holdings, Inc. So, yeah, it’s “Wild.”
And so as not to bury the lede, the court concluded that the plaintiff, a medical marijuana user, could pursue discrimination claims under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (the LAD) against his employer. Continue reading
New Jersey just banned NDAs in discrimination, retaliation, and hostile work environment settlements
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Well, it appears as though I may need to update my PowerPoint for a local New Jersey SHRM conference at which I am presenting tomorrow. Continue reading
NJ is now THIS CLOSE to legalizing recreational marijuana. Here’s what that means for employers.
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Hey Eric! Can I spy on my former employee’s Facebook messenger account?
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Asking for a friend, of course. Continue reading
On the heels of its $15/hr. minimum wage hike, the hits keep coming in NJ. This time, it’s family medical leave.
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We get it, New Jersey, you’re the most progressive. Like, “Hold my drink, Bernie Sanders” progressive. Continue reading
Does New Jersey’s new equal pay law apply retroactively?
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Last April, I was talking to an employee-rights attorney about the Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act, legislation in New Jersey that Governor Murphy had just signed. That’s the law requiring pay equality across all protected classes. Continue reading