Wrongful Termination

As an employee looking for a job, you know that you’re not supposed to face discrimination when you apply. Businesses are supposed to give everyone an equal opportunity to show that they can do the job. Unfortunately, some businesses will still discriminate against...

Losing your job can be stressful. Going from having a regular income to not having one can cause you all sorts of financial problems. Sometimes these terminations are justified, but sometimes it's a case of wrongful termination. Wrongful termination means that an...

Losing your job is a stressful experience even if you don't particularly like your current position. Many people feel intense pressure to find a new position as quickly as possible and will worry about what a gap in their employment will mean for their upward career...

At first glance, progressive discipline seems like a system that helps protect employees. The idea is that an employer needs to notify a worker about subpar performance or rule infractions so that they can improve their behavior or correct their mistakes. Progressive...

Just because you lose your job doesn’t mean your employer has violated your legal rights. However, there’s always a chance this could be the case, so it never hurts to dig deeper. Wrongful termination comes in many different forms. For example, maybe your employer...

Getting fired from a job nearly always makes workers feel bad, even if the termination only occurred out of necessity on the part of the business owner. Most people who lose their jobs don't give the matter much through beyond the financial hardships they are likely...

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 makes it illegal to fire people based on their age alone. However, it may be difficult for a New Jersey worker or anyone else to prove that it was the primary factor for being terminated. To prove a case of age...

In most cases, employees in New Jersey and elsewhere are considered "at-will" employees. This means that an employee can be terminated for almost any reason. Assuming that there were no state or federal employment laws broken when a person was terminated, the employee...

New Jersey football fans may be interested to learn that, on Sept. 26, Erin Henderson, a former linebacker for the Jets, filed a lawsuit against the team after he was placed on the non-football injury list for the previous season. The former linebacker reportedly has...

Some New Jersey employees may have witnessed sexual harassment at their workplace even if they have not directly experienced it themselves. Many people hesitate to report sexual harassment because of the possibility for retaliation. Unfortunately those who witness the...