By: Jennifer Vorih, Esq., and Ty Hyderally, Esq. As discussed in an earlier blog (November 23, 2020), the New Jersey Supreme Court recently heard a case […]
By: Chantal N. Guerriero, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. March is Women’s History Month, and this year, more than ever, it is important to recognize the […]
By: Chantal N. Guerriero, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”) was first introduced eight years ago, in 2012, and has since […]
By: Jennifer Vorih, Esq., and Ty Hyderally, Esq. The New Jersey Appellate Division recently clarified that back-pay which is due to tenured teachers is not offset […]
By Renee Jiang, Francine Foner, Esq., and Ty Hyderally, Esq. On February 9, 2021, New Jersey lawmakers introduced a marriage equality bill seeking to codify same-sex […]
By: Chantal N. Guerriero, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. Since the long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine has arrived, many people have begun to question whether their employers are […]
By Francine Foner, Esq., and Ty Hyderally, Esq. The Me-Too movement has brought to the forefront the problem with confidentiality provisions in settlement agreements which silence […]
By: Jennifer Vorih, Esq., and Ty Hyderally, Esq. The New Jersey Wage and Hour Law (“NJWHL”) requires employers to pay employees 1.5 times their regular hourly […]
By: Chantal N. Guerriero, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. In August 2020, Francoise Brougher released a shocking blog post titled, “The Pinterest Paradox: Cupcakes and Toxicity” […]
By Francine Foner, Esq., and Ty Hyderally, Esq. What is “implicit bias”? In a bill proposed in March 2020 to address implicit bias in prenatal care, […]
By: Jennifer Vorih, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. For Montclair teachers, parents, students, and school staff, it’s been a long haul since March 16, 2020, when […]
By Francine Foner, Esq., and Ty Hyderally, Esq. With the election of Joe Biden, and the Democrats having regained control of the Senate, a number of […]
By: Chantal N. Guerriero, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. Although the induction of the Biden administration was just last week, the new administration has swiftly set […]
By Francine Foner, Esq., and Ty Hyderally, Esq. Thomas Brodowski, formerly a Vice President of Administrative Services at Hudson County Community College, reported various activities which […]
By: Jennifer Vorih, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. In a January 7, 2021 decision, the New Jersey Appellate Division reversed the summary judgment dismissal of Anthony […]
By: Chantal N. Guerriero, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. On December 17, 2020, amendments to New York’s Fair Work Practices Code (the “Code”) were passed which […]
By Francine Foner, Esq., and Ty Hyderally, Esq. When can a judge’s faulty jury instruction result in a new trial? That is what the Appellate Division […]
By: Chantal N. Guerriero, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. Arbitration agreements have taken over employment contracts by storm in recent years. Although often not considered by […]
By Francine Foner, Esq., and Ty Hyderally, Esq When do racist or sexist remarks in the workplace amount to a hostile work environment under the New […]
By: Lía Fiol-Matta, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. In these uncertain pandemic times, many employees are able to work from home yet others cannot protect themselves […]
By Francine Foner, Esq., and Ty Hyderally, Esq With the anticipation of COVID-19 vaccines soon becoming available, New Jersey employers may desire to mandate that their […]
By Chantal N. Guerriero, Esq., and Ty Hyderally, Esq. The New Jersey Supreme Court recently heard Delanoy v. Township of Ocean to decide whether to uphold […]
By Francine Foner, Esq., and Ty Hyderally, Esq. What type of workplace conduct constitutes gender harassment or gender discrimination? Does there need to be direct evidence […]
By: Jennifer Vorih, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. Earlier this week, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation and issued new restrictions related to the coronavirus […]
By: Chantal N. Guerriero, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. For the first time in New Jersey, voters approved the use of recreational marijuana for those who […]
By Francine Foner, Esq., and Ty Hyderally, Esq. As New Jersey’s economy continues to gradually reopen and more New Jersey employees return to the workplace, COVID-19 […]
By: Jennifer Vorih, Esq., Ty Hyderally, Esq., and Michael Chachura A favorite local restaurant—Cuban Pete’s in Montclair— had its locks changed by the Montclair Police Department and […]
By: Chantal N. Guerriero, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. Last year, beauty brand Dove set out to make the CROWN Act into law nationwide. “CROWN” stands […]
By: Lía Fiol-Matta, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. Many months into the COVID-19 pandemic, its effects on businesses, government agencies, employees and workers in general continue […]
By Francine Foner, Esq., and Ty Hyderally, Esq. Can an employee warn other employees of their potential exposure to COVID-19 without risk of reprisal by their […]
By: Chantal N. Guerriero, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. Last month, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission updated its guidelines concerning whether and when employers may request […]
By: Lía Fiol-Matta, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. A race discrimination and retaliation complaint filed in Essex County, NJ, scheduled for trial next month, November 2020, […]
By Jennifer Vorih, Esq., Ty Hyderally, Esq. On September 15, 2020, the Appellate Division affirmed a trial court decision that the Randolph Township Board of Education […]
By: Chantal N. Guerriero, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. For many, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, more aptly known as RBG, symbolized a beacon of […]
By: Lía Fiol-Matta, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. In this day and age in which the controversial issue of systemic racism is widely discussed and analyzed, […]
By Francine Foner, Esq., Ty Hyderally, Esq. On September 14, 2020, New Jersey State Senator Kristin M. Corrado introduced Senate Bill 2904, aimed at providing some […]
By Jennifer Vorih, Esq., Ty Hyderally, Esq. On September 14, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law a bill which provides that certain essential […]
By: Chantal N Guerriero, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. New Jersey Assembly Bill 2394 (the “Bill”), recently passed in both houses. The Bill requires law enforcement […]
By: Lía Fiol-Matta, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. In a much-celebrated measure by workers’ and immigrants’ rights advocates, immigrants in New Jersey may now pursue professional […]
By Francine Foner, Esq., Ty Hyderally, Esq. The New Jersey Appellate Division recently reversed and remanded, for trial, a lower court’s dismissal of nearly all of […]
By Jennifer Vorih, Esq., Ty Hyderally, Esq. Since New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy issued his first Executive Order regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, parents have been wondering […]
By: Lía Fiol-Matta, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. Thanks to the hard work of employment rights advocates and feminist organizations, pregnant women enjoy many more legal […]
By: Chantal N. Guerriero, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. Recently, Governor Murphy announced his intentions to clarify and strengthen New Jersey’s anti-discrimination and harassment statute, the […]
By Francine Foner, Esq., Ty Hyderally, Esq. LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Inc. (“LVMH”), based in Paris, France, is comprised of 75 “houses” of high-end products, […]
By Jennifer Vorih, Esq., Ty Hyderally, Esq. The last several months have laid bare some of the racism and sexism ingrained in our society. For decades, […]
By: Chantal N. Guerriero, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. August 13, 2020 was Black Women’s Equal Pay Day. The day signified the wage gap between black […]
By: Lía Fiol-Matta, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. If you are a sales contractor and have not received all sales commissions after your contract with a […]
By Francine Foner, Esq., Ty Hyderally, Esq. In a press release issued by the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (DCR) and Attorney General Gurbir S. […]
By Jennifer Vorih, Esq., Ty Hyderally, Esq. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has issued a number of Executive Orders since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared. The […]
By: Chantal N. Guerriero, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. As restrictions begin to lift, many employees throughout the country are gradually returning to work. But for […]
By: Lía Fiol-Matta, Esq. Ty Hyderally, Esq. On July 27, 2020, the New Jersey Senate sent to the Assembly Appropriations Committee Senate Bill No. 2380, which […]
By Francine Foner, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. Shanique Wells (“Wells”) was hired by AAA North Jersey (“AAA”) in November 2013 as a Marketing Manager. After […]
By Jennifer Vorih, Esq., Ty Hyderally, Esq. Rewriting history can be a very difficult task, and can have unintended consequences. Sometimes, though, un-writing history can be […]
By: Chantal N. Guerriero, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. Yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled to uphold an arbitration agreement in two cases between transportation workers […]
By Jennifer Vorih, Esq., Ty Hyderally, Esq. We are in a very unique time in our country’s history. Many protests are happening throughout New Jersey and […]
By: Chantal N. Guerriero, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. As most are aware of, recent progress surrounding the legal rights of LGBTQ+ employees in the workplace […]
By: Lía Fiol-Matta, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. On June 14, 2020, a New Jersey federal judge ruled that 151 plaintiffs (comprised of over 350 individuals) […]
By Francine Foner, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. Governor Murphy recently signed into law, amendments to New Jersey’s paid family leave program which substantially expanded eligibility, […]
By: Chantal N. Guerriero, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. The devastating effects of both covert and overt racism have swept the nation into a call for […]
By Jennifer Vorih, Esq., Ty Hyderally, Esq. Montclair, and the rest of New Jersey, has now entered Stage 2 of Reopening. This means that salons and […]
By: Lía Fiol-Matta, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. After decades in which Congress has considered and failed to pass measures adding sexual orientation to the list […]
By Francine Foner, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. The whole world is currently focused on the systemic racism that permeates many police departments throughout the United […]
By Jennifer Vorih, Esq., Ty Hyderally, Esq. With all of the recent news of police brutality against African-Americans, anyone who has been on the internet or […]
By Francine Foner, Esq., Ty Hyderally, Esq. On October 10, 2018, the New Jersey Legislature passed the New Jersey Earned Sick Leave Law, N.J.S.A. 34:11D-1 (“NJESLL”) […]
By: Chantal N. Guerriero, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. Last week, new legislation modifying the current Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) was unanimously passed by the U.S. […]
By: Lía Fiol-Matta, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. As we enter the summer, many workers who have stayed home for several months under state mandates addressing […]
By Jennifer Vorih, Esq., Ty Hyderally, Esq. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced yesterday that the next phase in restarting New Jersey’s economy will begin on […]
By: Francine Foner, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. The Appellate Division recently reversed a lower court ruling dismissing the discrimination and whistleblowing claims of Suketu H. […]
By Jennifer Vorih, Esq., Ty Hyderally, Esq. Sometimes, it is unclear what is the right thing to do. Other times, it is glaringly obvious. Like when […]
By: Lía Fiol-Matta, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. In a May 8, 2020 ruling, the Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court protected the right […]
By Jennifer Vorih, Esq., Ty Hyderally, Esq. While many New Jersey employees are at home, either working or having been laid off, others are going in […]
By Chantal N Guerriero, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. On May 1, 2020, the “Hazardous Duty Pay for Frontline Federal Workers Act” (the “Act”) was introduced […]
By Francine Foner, Esq., Ty Hyderally, Esq. It may seem like the only thing courts are doing these days is issuing various restrictions and orders related […]
By Francine Foner, Esq., Ty Hyderally, Esq. The New Jersey Department of Labor (NJDOL) recently published additional guidance on the expansion of unemployment benefits available to […]
By Jennifer Vorih, Esq., Ty Hyderally, Esq. Many employers in New Jersey and elsewhere have begun to take temperatures of employees and vendors, to help prevent […]
By: Chantal N. Guerriero, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. A new Bill which may impact New Jersey employees during the COVID-19 pandemic was approved by the […]
By Francine Foner, Esq., Ty Hyderally, Esq. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, many employees are working remotely and becoming Zoom savvy. There are, however, instances where […]
By: Lía Fiol-Matta, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. In the wake of the current pandemic, Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey has signed 24 executive orders […]
By Jennifer Vorih, Esq., Ty Hyderally, Esq. Every New Jersey employee has been affected in some way by the current pandemic. Thousands upon thousands of workers […]
By: Chantal N. Guerriero, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. In a recent blog, we outlined the federal government’s new Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”), one […]
By: Lía Fiol-Matta, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enforces federal workplace anti-discrimination laws including the Americans with Disabilities Act, Pub. […]
By Francine Foner, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. On March 25, 2020, Governor Murphy signed yet another Executive Order involving business restrictions as a result of […]
By Jennifer Vorih, Esq., Ty Hyderally, Esq. Workers in New Jersey and across the country are becoming unemployed in droves, and wondering how they are going […]
By: Chantal N. Guerriero, Esq. and Ty Hyderally Esq. Along with these particularly uncertain times facing the American workforce will undoubtedly come a flood of questions […]
By Lía Fiol-Matta, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. During these trying times of national pandemic involving the Coronavirus or COVID 19, it is important for employees […]
By Francine Foner, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. The sudden impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on business as usual took many New Jersey employees and employers […]
By: Chantal N. Guerriero, Esq. and Ty Hyderally Esq. The New Jersey Department of Labor recently issued final regulations on the New Jersey Earned Sick Leave […]
By Lía Fiol-Matta, Esq., Ty Hyderally, Esq. On January 27, 2020, New Jersey Senators Loretta Weinberg and Nia H. Gill introduced Senate Bill 921 (“New Jersey Fair […]
By Francine Foner, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. One of the reasons that employers favor resolving employment disputes through arbitration over going to court is that […]
By: Chantal N. Guerriero, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. A new wave of employee-friendly protections designed to educate employees and encourage them to stand up for […]
By Lía Fiol-Matta, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. In the first New Jersey state court published opinion of 2020, the Appellate Division held that a township’s […]
By Jennifer Vorih, Esq., Ty Hyderally, Esq. The New Jersey Supreme Court recently affirmed the Appellate Division’s decision that a school district employee had earned tenure […]
By: Jennifer Weitz, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. Effective January 1, 2023, New Jersey’s minimum wage will increase to $14.13 per hour, a change of $1.13 […]
By: Jennifer Weitz, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination, already one of those most robust anti-discrimination laws in the country, is the […]
By: Jennifer Weitz, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. After February 22, 2021, when New Jersey legalized recreational marijuana use for adults over the age of 21, […]
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq. and Francine Foner, Esq. This past June, New Jersey lawmakers unanimously passed a law with bi-partisan support, Senate Bill S2357 (A3830), intended […]
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., Francine Foner, Esq., and Tom Daly. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently affirmed the decision of Newark Administrative Law Judge, Benjamin […]
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., Jennifer Vorih, Esq., and Tom Daly. With the November 2022 General Election right around the corner, employees in New Jersey should brush […]
Originally posted on: https://hudsoncountyview.com/lawsuit-ex-union-city-worker-says-she-faced-retaliation-after-reporting-sexual-harassment/ By John Heinis/Hudson County View The 17-page, six-count lawsuit, filed in Hudson County Superior Court last Friday, says that Norah Del Campo worked […]
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., Jannifer Vorih, Esq., and Tom Daly. Last month, the Third Circuit handed down an employee-friendly ruling in Uronis v. Cabot Oil & […]
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., Francine Foner, Esq., and Tom Daly. The New Jersey State Assembly is considering a bill that would significantly limit the enforcement non-compete […]
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., and Jennifer Vorih, Esq. It is memorable that the New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination (the “LAD”) was signed into law over seventy-seven […]
By: Jennifer Weitz, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. Restaurant chain Chipotle recently reached a $7.75 million settlement with New Jersey to address years of child labor […]
By: Jennifer Weitz, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. The coronavirus pandemic prompted a (perhaps newfound) awareness of and appreciation for the people employed by the healthcare […]
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., and Jennifer Vorih, Esq. Employers sometimes misclassify their workers as independent contractors rather than as employees, either inadvertently or purposefully, in order […]
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., Francine Foner, Esq The New Jersey Appellate Division recently considered three key issues under New Jersey’s whistleblowing statute, the Conscientious Employee […]
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., Francine Foner, Esq Stephanie Halliday lived and worked in Texas for New Jersey-based Bioreference Laboratories, Inc. as the night clinical supervisor at […]
By: Jennifer Weitz, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. New York may be the next state to codify greater workplace protections for warehouse workers. The Warehouse Worker […]
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., Francine Foner, Esq On May 4, 2009, Amy Foster (Foster), a registered nurse, began working for Kennedy University Hospital, Inc. (d/b/a Jefferson […]
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., Francine Foner, Esq., and Tom Daly From January 2014 to June 2017, Nkemdilum Okakpu (Okakpu) was employed as a full-time non-tenured elementary […]
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., Jennifer Vorih, Esq., and Isaac Lee In a recent case, the New Jersey Appellate Division upheld the tenure rights of a public […]
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., Francine Foner, Esq. The federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law on March 27, 2020, when […]
By: Jennifer Weitz, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. A restrictive covenant is an agreement imposed by an employer, under which a potential or departing employee agrees […]
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., Francine Foner, Esq., and Tom Daly. New Jersey courts have endeavored to uphold the notion that discriminatory behavior has no place in […]
By: Isaac Lee, Jennifer Weitz, Esq., and Ty Hyderally, Esq. The New Jersey State Legislature has passed legislation prohibiting an employer’s use of a tracking device […]
By: Francine Foner, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. New Jersey ‘s anti-discrimination law is one of the strongest such laws in the country. Yet it fails […]
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., Jennifer Vorih, Esq. and Tom Daly. S993 was passed into law in 2020, amending NJSA Chapter 13A, the Employer-Employee Relations Act (§§ […]
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq. and Francine Foner, Esq. Can your employer require you to work on the Sabbath where that would conflict with your religious beliefs? […]
By: Tom Daly, Jennifer Weitz, Esq., and Ty Hyderally, Esq. A recently introduced bill in the New Jersey Legislature would amend the Law Against Discrimination to […]
By: Jennifer Weitz, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. As many in the Garden State are undoubtedly aware, New Jersey recently decriminalized the sale and use of […]
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq. and Francine Foner, Esq. NYC job seekers can now have greater assurance that they will know the salary range of positions posted […]
By: Ashley A. Smith, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. April 21, 2022 marked the beginning of legal recreational marijuana sales in New Jersey for adults 21 […]
By: Jennifer Vorih, Esq., Tom Daley, and Ty Hyderally, Esq. While it may seem that the pandemic precipitated the work-from-home movement, Americans had already been demonstrating […]
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq. and Francine Foner, Esq. Many employees are required to sign a “non-compete” agreement, which places restrictions for some time period on the […]
By: Jennifer Weitz, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. The coronavirus pandemic created enormous changes in how we live our daily lives, from wearing masks in public, […]
By: Francine Foner, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. On the heels of recent New York legislation mandating that employers in New York State establish a sexual […]
By: Jennifer Vorih, Esq., Tom Daley, and Ty Hyderally, Esq. Employee handbooks are a common tool in today’s workplace. They promote consistency in an employer’s treatment […]