Businesses are required under the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) to provide a safe working environment for their employees. Generally, OSHA protects all employees regardless of title or classification. But it does not protect those who are...
One of the most difficult things in a divorce is the calculation of child support and alimony. Most of the time, a judge will look at the actual income of the husband and wife to decide the amounts to be paid. But the calculation becomes more difficult when one or...
Following the wave of cultural and legal change, the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Wage and Hour Division has ruled that all lawful same-sex spouses are recognized for purposes of FMLA leave, regardless of the couple's state of residence. This takes effect on March...
In New Jersey, a child is presumed to be emancipated from his parents at age 18. While married parents are generally under no legal obligation to continue child support after a child turns 18, divorced parents are, including paying for the costs of continued...
The New Jersey State Assembly's Consumer Affairs Committee just cleared a bill that would have a drastic impact on contracts between businesses and consumers. The proposed law would ban contracts that force consumers to give up or limit certain rights, such as the...
With cell phones increasingly used to record high quality video and audio of people in public, it's important to know the extent of the right to record them. While it's generally OK to record others, there's point where the right of privacy puts up a "stop sign."New...
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