Employment Blogs
How to handle mental illness in the workplace
Although mental illness is more accepted than it used to be, stigma still exists.
How and under what circumstances should you disclose your mental illness to your employer?
How should an employer handle this type of disclosure?
How much paid sick leave are NJ employees entitled to?
New Jersey’s Paid Sick Leave Act requires employers to provide one hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours an employee works in New Jersey, up to 40 hours per benefit year.
How to conduct a workplace investigation that keeps you out of hot water
In this age of #MeToo, it is more vital than ever to conduct proper investigations into complaints of sexual and other types of harassment in your workplace. To be effective, investigations must be timely, thorough, confidential (to the extent practical and as...
What to do when the EEOC comes a-knocking
You’ve just received a charge from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the “EEOC”) in the mail. Your former 59-year-old employee, whose job you eliminated last month while he was on disability leave, has filed a complaint with the EEOC against your company alleging age and disability discrimination and retaliation. What do you do?
Barefoot and pregnant: Where do you stand?
You must treat pregnant workers the same as non-pregnant workers similar in their ability or inability to work. This does not give pregnant employees “most-favored-nation status.” But it does create a reasonable accommodation requirement for healthy pregnancies.
There’s no such thing as a free intern
Free interns can prove costly if they become employee plaintiffs in a lawsuit or Department of Labor complaint. Picture this: Your college-aged daughter works in an office from 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., five days a week, answering phones and making coffee and photocopies. And she does this for no pay, no career training and no academic credit.