Jun 11, 2025 | Employment Law
With the economy partially shut down by the coronavirus, the unemployment rate is skyrocketing. Employers are scrambling to cut costs by reducing headcount, cutting compensation packages, and furloughing workers. This is obviously causing a great deal of financial...
Jun 11, 2025 | Employment Law
It is unlawful for an employer to retaliate against you if you complain about or object to illegal conduct of your employer. The principal New Jersey anti-whistleblowing law is the Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA). CEPA prohibits an employer from taking...
Jun 11, 2025 | Employment Law
“Employment at will” is the fundamental concept of employment law in New Jersey. Yet there is a surprising lack of understanding of this basic concept among both employers and employees. We know. We’ve heard it from both sides. From employers, we hear,...
Jun 11, 2025 | Employment Law
That depends. If you’re talking about a non-compete or confidentiality agreement related to proprietary information such as customer information, trade secrets, or business plans, then yes, you can be required to sign one. However, we always advise employees to...
Jun 11, 2025 | Employment Law
Let’s take a little closer look at the topic of the basic employment contract. The Basics In general, a contract is an exchange of promises between parties to do or not do something that they agree upon. The parties have wide latitude to set the terms of their...
Jun 11, 2025 | Employment Law, Workplace Investigation
The big dog of anti-discrimination law in New Jersey is the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, commonly known as the NJLAD or just LAD. The LAD wraps up in one often-expanding package most of the anti-discrimination law of the Garden State. Discrimination is...
