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November 18, 2024
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., and Nichole Nunes, Esq. November 14, 2024 In recent years, there has been growing recognition of mental health as a crucial aspect […]
November 11, 2024
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., and Kenny Delgado October 25, 2024 The Third Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued an opinion that discusses what is needed in […]
November 7, 2024
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., Nichole Nunes, Esq., and Maya Patel October 28, 2024 The implementation of the Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights (TWBOR) in New Jersey […]
October 21, 2024
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., Francine Foner, Esq. and Kenny Delgado October 8, 2024 The most vulnerable retail employees are those that are the most forward facing. […]
October 10, 2024
Congrats on your new job! Unfortunately, we do not provide health insurance, so don’t plan on getting sick or checking up on your body. Best of […]
October 3, 2024
By Ty Hyderally, Esq and Lorena Meza September 23, 2024 In the case of Baker v. Aetna Life Insurance Co. et al., Charlize Marie Baker’s struggle […]
October 3, 2024
Faatimah Jafiq and Ty Hyderally, Esq. September 25, 2024 In today’s technological landscape, worries about data privacy and secret cameras watching our every move are (justifiably) […]
September 24, 2024
By Ty Hyderally, Esq and Kenny Delgado September 23, 2024 The workplace is no longer simply a physical location. With the advent of social media, remote […]
September 19, 2024
September 3, 2024 By: Ty Hyderally, Esq. and Nichole Nunes, Esq. Pregnancy is a life-altering experience, bringing joy and anticipation for many women. However, when it […]
September 13, 2024
By Ty Hyderally, Esq and Lorena Meza September 3, 2024 The legal framework governing labor relations is complex, and deciphering it can be quite challenging. However, […]
September 10, 2024
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq. and Francine Foner, Esq. August 30, 2024 Unfortunately, many immigrant workers suffer at the hands of ruthless employers who fail to properly […]
August 20, 2024
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq. and Faatimah Jafiq August 9, 2024 Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, many employers have switched to remote or hybrid working situations. Others […]
August 14, 2024
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq. and Faatimah Jafiq August 9, 2024 Breaks and Schedule Changes: In New Jersey, breaks are only mandated for minors under the age […]
August 12, 2024
August 9, 2024 By Ty Hyderally, Esq., Martin Min, and Nichole Nunes, Esq. A decision by the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey […]
August 8, 2024
By Ty Hyderally, Esq and Lorena Meza August 5, 2024 As gender equality remains a work in progress, New York Labor Law § 194 remains a […]
July 22, 2024
July 17, 2024 By Ty Hyderally, Esq., Martin Min, and Nichole Nunes, Esq. On June 6, 2024, the New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and […]
July 15, 2024
By Faatimah Jafiq July 8, 2024 It’s pretty common to feel nervous during interviews. Nerves can cause you to stumble over your words or wipe your […]
July 11, 2024
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq. and Francine Foner, Esq. The New Jersey Appellate Division recently affirmed a trial court’s finding that an employer’s actions and inactions resulted […]
July 8, 2024
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq. and Lorena Meza New York Labor Law (“NYLL”) §191(1), governs the frequency of pay of certain workers, such as manual workers, railroad […]
July 2, 2024
By: Faatimah Jafiq and Ty Hyderally At a glance For most employers[1], the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mother Act (“PUMP Act”) went into effect […]
June 25, 2024
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., Nichole Nunes, Esq., Maya Patel April 17, 2024, marks a significant victory for workers and the advancement of workplace equality. The Supreme […]
June 18, 2024
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., Francine Foner, Esq., Maya Patel In a pivotal decision, the New Jersey Supreme Court has struck down part of a regulation that […]
June 13, 2024
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq. and Lorena Meza On March 1, 2024, the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP), the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA), […]
June 10, 2024
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., Francine Foner, Esq. Earlier this month the New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously held that a non-disparagement agreement in a settlement agreement […]
May 31, 2024
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq. and Lorena Meza After years of lobbying and legislative wrangling, New York’s Freelance Isn’t Free Act (FIFA) is poised to change […]
May 20, 2024
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., Jennifer Vorih, Esq., and Maya Patel Federal and New Jersey labor laws safeguard employees’ rights to participate in various joint endeavors […]
May 13, 2024
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., Francine Foner, Esq., and Maya Patel Employers utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) systems in their recruiting and hirings processes may encounter new […]
May 9, 2024
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., Nichole Nunes, Esq., and Maya Patel The recent amendment to New York City’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA), which […]
April 25, 2024
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., Francine Foner, Esq., and Maya Patel A recent study of the 2019 New Jersey law banning non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in employment contracts […]
April 8, 2024
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., Francine Foner, Esq., and Maya Patel In a significant move towards bolstering employment protections for domestic workers, New Jersey Governor Phil […]
April 1, 2024
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq. and Francine Foner, Esq. In a recent News Release, the United States Department of Labor announced the successful resolution of its […]
March 26, 2024
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., Jennifer Vorih, Esq., and Maya Patel Shelley Pritchett (“Pritchett”) began her employment with New Jersey’s Juvenile Justice Center (“JJC”) in 2006 […]
March 21, 2024
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq. and Francine Foner, Esq. Earlier this year, New Jersey State Senator Britnee N. Timberlake (District 34, Essex) re-introduced a bill that […]
March 5, 2024
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., Francine Foner, Esq. Phyllis A. Johnson worked as a third-grade teacher for Pittsburgh Public Schools (“PPS”), at the Pittsburgh Weil Elementary […]
February 9, 2024
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., Jennifer Vorih, Esq., and Adela Barbura New Jersey employees who need to take leave for their own medical condition or to […]
February 8, 2024
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., Francine Foner, Esq., and Adela Barbura Protecting employees’ social media accounts is crucial to maintaining employees’ privacy rights in an era […]
February 6, 2024
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq. and Lorena Meza Governor Kathy Hochul of New York, in a consequential development for workplace justice and employee rights, signed Senate […]
February 5, 2024
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq. Francine Foner, Esq., and Adela Barbura Pregnant and postpartum employees were regularly constrained in their capability of obtaining reasonable accommodation in […]
January 29, 2024
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq, Jennifer Vorih, Esq., and Adela Barbura In the realm of employment litigation, there are times when the courts favor individuals who […]
January 17, 2024
Protection for driving to and from work By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., Jennifer Vorih, Esq., and Adela Barbura January 14, 2024 New Jersey workers who are […]
January 12, 2024
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., and Lorena Meza January 5, 2024 As of January 1, 2024, there will be wage changes in New York that will be […]
December 26, 2023
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., and Francine Foner, Esq. The Third Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed a decision of the New Jersey District Court denying an […]
December 19, 2023
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., and Jennifer Vorih, Esq. On October 15, 2023, new wage rules went into effect amending New York City’s Earned Safe and […]
December 13, 2023
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., Francine Foner, Esq., and Adela Barbura Employees returning from maternity leave are often in need of an accommodation to provide a […]
December 7, 2023
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., Jennifer Vorih, Esq., and Adela Barbura In August 1998, Congress passed the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“WARN Act”) to […]
November 8, 2023
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., Francine Foner, Esq., and Adela Barbura Following months of bargaining, workers in the telecommunications and direct-care industries will receive safeguards and fair […]
November 1, 2023
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., Francine Foner, Esq Larisa Perry (“Perry”) worked for Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. from 1992 until her termination in March 2019. In […]
October 25, 2023
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., Jennifer Vorih, Esq, and Adela Barbura As discussed in an August 17, 2023, blog, “New Jersey Workers Gain Powerful Protections in […]
October 18, 2023
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., Francine Foner, Esq., and Adela Barbura The New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination, N.J.S.A., § 10:5-1 et seq., (“LAD”) provides powerful protections […]
September 27, 2023
By: Nisha S. Talati, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. Recently, new legislation was passed in New York regarding wage theft, gender discrimination, and captive audience meetings. […]
September 20, 2023
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., Jennifer Vorih, Esq., and Adela Barbura Senate Bill S9427A, commonly known as the New York State Pay Transparency Law, will take effect […]
August 28, 2023
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., Jennifer Vorih, Esq., and Adela Barbura On June 20, 2023, the New York State Assembly (“Assembly”) passed Assembly Bill A1278B, to […]
August 25, 2023
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., Jennifer Vorih, Esq., and Adela Barbura The Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, recently ruled in favor of an employee who […]
August 17, 2023
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., Francine Foner, Esq., and Adela Barbura Assembly Bill No. A1474/S511, commonly referred to as the “Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights,” was signed […]
August 10, 2023
By: Nisha S. Talati, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. Recently, Governor Phil Murphy signed a bill to protect service workers from unexpected loss of employment […]
July 13, 2023
By: Nisha S. Talati, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. Recently, the New Jersey Appellate Division held that a claimant who is separated from full-time employment, may […]
June 29, 2023
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., Francine Foner, Esq., and Adela Barbura Recently, in Craytor v. CTOS, LLC, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 94358, 2023 WL 3735883 (D.N.J. May […]
June 27, 2023
By: Nisha S. Talati, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. Recently, the New Jersey Supreme Court considered the Appellate Division’s decision upholding the award of benefits to […]
June 22, 2023
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., and Jennifer Vorih, Esq. Hyderally & Associates, P.C., helped celebrate Pride in Montclair last weekend! It was a beautiful day for people […]
June 12, 2023
By: Francine Foner, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. The New Jersey District Court recently denied a national media company’s effort to throw out a claim […]
June 7, 2023
By: Francine Foner, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. Can an employer’s Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) screening tools result in a claim of unlawful discrimination? The EEOC believes […]
May 1, 2023
By: Thevuni Athalage, Francine Foner, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. You might think that employees who are highly compensated are never entitled to overtime pay. However, […]
March 30, 2023
By: Thevuni Athalage, Francine Foner, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. Made common by the COVID-19 pandemic, remote work has seemingly transformed the workplace for the better. […]
March 16, 2023
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., Jennifer Vorih, Esq., and Tom Daly Recently, a New Jersey Appellate Panel clarified that the widely used “ABC Test” for distinguishing employees […]
March 9, 2023
By: Jennifer Weitz, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. On February 6, 2023, the New Jersey Legislature passed legislation providing protections for temporary laborers. The bill is […]
February 23, 2023
By: Francine Foner, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. Does an employee who is terminated for quarantining due to potential exposure to Covid-19, pursuant to CDC […]
February 3, 2023
By: Jennifer Weitz, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. Included in the spending bill Congress passed at the end of 2022 were two bills designed to […]
February 1, 2023
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., Francine Foner, Esq., and Tom Daly On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to […]
January 30, 2023
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., Jennifer Vorih, Esq., and Tom Daly New Jersey has joined 23 other states in raising its state minimum wage for hourly workers […]
January 9, 2023
By: Francine Foner, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. Can an employer be required to allow an employee a reasonable accommodation of working from home because of […]
January 5, 2023
By: Jennifer Weitz, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed into law a bill that would prohibit employers throughout the state from punishing […]
December 29, 2022
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., Jennifer Vorih, Esq., and Tom Daly. James Dolan, CEO of MSG Entertainment, has recently faced backlash for denying entry to two attorneys […]
December 26, 2022
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., and Jennifer Vorih, Esq. Gregory DiGuglielmo worked as a police officer for the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). On August 26, […]
December 22, 2022
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq. and Francine Foner, Esq. When does an employee’s disability prevent that employee from being able to perform their essential job functions? That […]
December 20, 2022
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 […]
December 15, 2022
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq. and Francine Foner, Esq. As discussed in an earlier blog, Governor Philip D. Murphy signed into law Bill S-121 on March 18, […]
December 13, 2022
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 […]
November 23, 2022
By: Ty Hyderally, Esq., Jennifer Vorih, Esq., and Tom Daly Elon Musk purchased Twitter on October 27, 2022, paying $44 billion to make the company […]
November 21, 2022
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, […]
November 18, 2022
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 […]
November 7, 2022
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 […]
November 3, 2022
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 […]
November 1, 2022
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 […]
October 31, 2022
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 & […]
October 28, 2022
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 […]
October 26, 2022
By: Jennifer Weitz, Esq. and Ty Hyderally, Esq. New York City’s Pay Transparency Law is about to go live. As of November 1, 2022, all employers […]
October 21, 2022
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 […]
October 17, 2022
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 […]
October 14, 2022
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 […]
September 20, 2022
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 […]
September 19, 2022
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 […]
September 15, 2022
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 […]
July 11, 2022
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 […]
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