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The average person sometimes does not understand the legal consequences of their actions. To deal with that, the law has several "built-in" procedures to protect the average citizen from making mistakes of serious legal consequence.For example, many of us are familiar...

Renting property usually means putting down a security deposit. It is meant to be returned at the end of the rental period, with deductions taken out for any damage caused. Security deposits are so common that they usually never cause a problem when a property is...

Many couples choose to have joint accounts where both spouses contribute funds. A joint account allows each of them to deposit and access those funds. Some spouses contribute equally, while other times, one spouse contributes more or even all of the funds. But what...

New Jersey regulations generally require that someone must be terminated from their job in order to get unemployment compensation. There are circumstances, though, that allow for someone who quit his job voluntarily to still receive that benefit. You can still be...

Having your own business can be a rewarding endeavor and a step that many people dream about. But the rules about paying employees are not always clear. For example, if a worker works more than a 40 hour work week, is he/she automatically entitled to overtime? Let's...

One of the aspects of American culture that first shocks tourists is tipping. In many countries, tipping is not a natural part of a cab ride, hotel assistance, or a meal at a restaurant. The tip is considered to be factored into the bill. Most people in the U.S. don't...

To sign a valid will you must have "Testamentary Capacity" In other words, you must be of "sound mind and body" when you create or change a Will and you must understand the legal effect of signing a Will. If someone can establish that you were not of sound mind and...

Too often we think of employment discrimination in black and white terms. We believe that there is no legal recourse unless an employer uses an employee's race, age sex, disability, or national origin, etc. as its sole basis for terminating an employee. But the truth...

Last week, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination ("LAD") was expanded to prohibit discrimination and harassment on the basis of breastfeeding and to require employers to provide certain reasonable accommodations for nursing.The LAD prohibits discrimination and...

It is often said that you have to know the rules of a game to play it well. A recent decision by the New Jersey Appellate Division, Sawa v. Sawa, exemplifies this principle and insists that you must know the rules and play by them. The case concerns a defendant father...