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While New Jersey is an at-will employment law jurisdiction, an employee could still potentially have a claim for wrongful termination in certain circumstances. As with other types of legal claim, any wrongful termination claim must be initiated before the statute of limitations expires. What is the statute of limitations for… Continue reading Statute of Limitations: Wrongful Termination
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Broadly speaking, wrongful termination occurs when an employee is illegally fired, laid off, or otherwise discharged from their position. In New Jersey, businesses and organizations have wide discretion to make their own personnel decisions. An unfair firing or unfair layoff is not necessarily a wrongful termination. What falls under wrongful… Continue reading What Falls Under Wrongful Termination?
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If you were fired illegally, you probably have a wrongful termination case. Employment in New Jersey is at will in most cases, but there are certain limitations on employers. For example, they cannot retaliate against workers for exercising a right, and they cannot discriminate against a worker based on certain… Continue reading What is the Compensation for Wrongful Termination?
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Sexual harassment is unlawful in New Jersey under both state and federal law. Under both the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, sexual harassment is understood as a form of unlawful discrimination. Sexual harassment in the New Jersey workplace can take many different… Continue reading What Defines Sexual Harassment
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A wrongful termination is a cause of action that an employee may have against an employer after being laid off or fired from the company. There are many misconceptions over what is considered a wrongful termination. It is important for employees and employers to have a solid understanding of the… Continue reading What is Considered Wrongful Termination?
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Women have long been the disproportionate victims of sexual harassment. That being said, a significant number of men have endured workplace sexual harassment. According to data from the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC), 19 percent of men have personally experienced some form of sexual harassment in the workplace. The… Continue reading Sexual Harassment on Men
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