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If You Work in New Jersey, You’re Entitled To Paid Sick Leave The New Jersey Earned Sick Leave Law was put into place in October 2018. Since then, all employers—no matter how large—have been required to provide paid sick leave to their employees in New Jersey. This is true even […]

How to Tell—and What To Do About It Independent contractors and full-time employees are treated very differently under the law, and how you’re classified can impact all areas of your life. Employees are protected by a suite of labor, minimum wage and anti-discrimination laws, whereas independent contractors are not entitled […]

Know Your Options—and How To Protect Yourself OSHA, or the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, is tasked with protecting the health and safety of workers throughout the US. It was created in 1971 after the passage of the Occupational Safety and Health Act. At the time, approximately 14,000 workers were […]

And What To Do About It Age discrimination may be unlawful, but it is unfortunately very common. According to the AARP, as many as 3 in 5 older employees have either witnessed or been subject to age discrimination at work. And while age discrimination may also affect people perceived as […]

Short Answer: Anything You Need. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) says that qualifying employers have to offer employees with disabilities accommodations in the workplace. But that term—“reasonable accommodations”—can sound a bit vague. What does it mean? The simple answer is that anything can be a reasonable accommodation, as long […]