A recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court decided whether it's an employer or employee who should "go first" in bringing up the need for religious observance on the job. In 2008, a Muslim woman named Samantha Elauf applied for a job at Abercrombie & Fitch....
Leslie has owned a small New Jersey hardware store for 20 years. She's always had a zero-tolerance policy for problems on the job - no harassment, no bullying, and no controlled substances that affect anyone's work. When she heard that New Jersey passed a medical...
Last month, a New Jersey appeals court ruled that a person accused of domestic violence but not found guilty can still be denied permission to purchase and keep a gun.This decision followed an appeal by a man, identified only as Z.L., whose application for a permit to...
Jenna, a recent college graduate, thought she hit the jackpot with her job employment at a mid-size marketing firm-the salary was good, the projects were challenging, and the office environment was friendly and casual. Her transition into the corporate world was going...
Often a tenant's failure to pay rent is a signal that the landlord will never recover monies owed. Most landlords don't know that there's a New Jersey law that says a landlord can have a lien on the assets of a tenant that are located on the rented property. Fast...
In caring for patients, nurses serve an essential role in our health care system. But nurses in New Jersey need to be aware of their legal rights and responsibilities, whether working in a hospital or a doctor's office. All nurses know about the various administrative...
Some businesses may have to give paid earned sick leave to their employees if a bill in the New Jersey State Assembly becomes law.The bill, first introduced in February 2014, was recently approved by the Assembly Budget Committee and the Assembly Labor Committee. It...
Here's a review of a new and important out-of-state federal court decision from a colleague, Megan Norris at the Miller Canfield firm in Detroit, Michigan.A recent Court of Appeals case provides employers with a great example of how to evaluate accommodation requests...
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...
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