Many New Jersey workers are entitled to employee rights like a mandatory minimum wage and overtime compensation. Employment laws also allow workers to claim workers' compensation benefits if they are injured and unemployment benefits if they are laid off. However,...
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Month: December 2016
4 things you need to know about sexual harassment
Sexual harassment is, unfortunately, still alive and well in the workplace. You may have already experienced it and accepted it as part of the standard office culture.As a young woman, finishing your last semester at NYU while simultaneously working in your first...
How to fight age discrimination when looking for work
Many older workers may face age discrimination when they are searching for a New Jersey job even though many of the beliefs about both older and younger workers are erroneous. Despite this, the AARP reported that more than 64 percent of people had faced age...
The EEOC and national origin discrimination
New Jersey is ethnically diverse and so are its workplaces. Unfortunately, discrimination based on the national origins of workers is still common around the country. In November 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued a guidance for enforcement...