The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) job is to enforce federal laws against discrimination based on sex, religion, race, age, national origin, disability or genetic information. These laws apply to every work situation including hiring,...
New Jersey, along with several states across the nation, currently faces a movement to reform its alimony laws. A recent article in The New York Times detailed the reform effort, which has been spearheaded by alimony payers who hope that, among other things, a revised...
In Illinois, the words "Be Happy, Not Gay" was printed on the back of T-shirts worn by two high school students and sent shock waves through the student body and the courts. In 2007, two students at a public high school wore the T-shirts to express their two students'...
The most immediate impact of a divorce is on the family unit. The bonds between wife and husband and children and parents are broken or at best damaged. But identifying and dividing marital assets can have just as great an impact and long-term consequences. Every...
Theft or some variation of it has always been a crime. But in the digital age, just taking something from a store isn't the only way to steal. Confidential digital information is regularly being stolen and the problem is growing. Why? Because much of it is from...
The terms "biological parent" and "custodial parent" are common in Family Law that don't require a lawyer to explain. But another equally important one is "psychological parent."A New Jersey Appeals Court recently found that the rights of a psychological parent, no...
New York City continues to be a "stronghold" for employees faced with discrimination, especially where federal discrimination and retaliation laws fall short. The recent case of Albunio v. City of New York, provides a potent example of New York's recent record of...
The Los Angeles Dodgers have been in the news recently, for more than baseball fans. There is the front page spectacle of the owner's divorce and the drama of whether he will be forced to sell the team because of its terrible financial condition. But nothing has been...
On June 1, 2011, a new law in New Jersey will take effect forbidding business from discriminating against job applicants who are unemployed. Under this law, New Jersey employers may not advertise job openings in New Jersey that contain one or more of the following...
Personal Digital Assistants (PDA's), like a Blackberry or IPhone, have become commonplace tools in our work and personal lives. And that's a problem. Many employers expect their employees to be accessible at all times of day and the old time card method of starting...
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