Category: Workplace Discrimination

New Rights for Cannabis Users—and How They Affect You In February of 2021, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed an act into law that legalized recreational use of marijuana for everyone aged 21 and over. Medical marijuana has been legal in New Jersey for over a decade, with various restrictions. […]

Employers Often Sneak These Into Employment Agreements and Offer Letters An arbitration clause is legal language stating that you give up your right to sue your employer in court over job-related matters, including workplace discrimination, breach of contract, or wrongful termination. Employers often insert these clauses into employment agreements or […]

The Law That Protects Equal Wages for Women The Equal Pay Act (EPA) requires employers to pay male and female employees equally for the same work. Technically it promotes pay equity for men as well as women, but it was crafted to remedy the strongly entrenched pay disparities faced by […]

How It Protects Whistleblowers From Retaliation In addition to federal laws, there are protections at the state level to shield whistleblowers from workplace retaliation. Their effectiveness varies by state, but the law in New Jersey is one of the strongest. Protected Activities Under the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act  […]

How They Protect NJ and PA Workers Against Discrimination There are a number of laws that prevent workplace discrimination at the federal level—including Title VII (also known as the Civil Rights Act of 1964), the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Age Discrimination and Employment Act. But states have their […]