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Keep up to date on NJ Employment & Family Law with Arykah Trabosh's legal blog. Topics include contracts, discrimination, leave of absence, retaliation, unemployment, divorce, and custody.
Child Custody Mediation: A Guide for Parents
By Arykah Trabosh
Decisions about child custody are critically important. As parents, you want to ensure you get it right. However, disagreements about custody arrangements can arise, and when they do, they can be stressful and emotionally taxing. Fighting over child custody in court can intensify the stress. On top of that, litigation can be extremely costly. Fortunately,…
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Were You fired for Taking a Protected Leave of Absence?
In New Jersey, employees have the legal right to take time off of work for certain reasons protected under state and federal law. An employer...
New Jersey Wage and Hour Violations
If your employer has withheld your wages or owes you for overtime work, do you know what your options are to get the money you...
New Jersey Offers its Employees Commuter Benefits
Effective March 1, 2020, employers in New Jersey will be required to offer employees commuter benefits, becoming the first state to mandate this benefit for...
Equal Pay for Equal Work.
In 2018, New Jersey adopted one of the most far reaching equal pay acts in the United States. As an employee, an employer is not...
Employers Can Not Ask About Salary History
Beginning January 1, employers in New Jersey are barred from asking or relying on an applicant’s salary history when making hiring determinations. The new law...
Misclassified Employees Have Protections Under the Law.
Many businesses misclassify employees as independent contractors as a way of depriving workers of employee benefits. Employers save a lot of money by misclassifying employees...
An Employer’s Refusal to Provide a Pregnancy Accommodation is Unlawful and Discriminatory.
Pregnancy Discrimination in the Workplace is Unlawful It is unlawful for an employer to discriminate against a current or potential employee based upon pregnancy, childbirth,...
New Jersey Clerk Names Multiple County Employees in Discrimination Lawsuit
A senior probate clerk for the Cumberland County, New Jersey Surrogate’s Office has filed an explosive nine-count lawsuit alleging discrimination based upon disability in violation...
All New Jersey employers are required to provide their employees paid sick leave.
The New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Act, which goes into effect on October 29, 2018, requires that ALL NJ employers, regardless of size, provide no...
Depending on your job, working from home may not qualify as a reasonable accommodation.
Credeur v. State of Louisiana, 2017 U.S. App LEXIS 11269 (5th Cir., Jun. 23, 2017) The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit recently upheld a...
Contact an attorney if your employer tells you it does not have to offer you light duty, chances are they are wrong.
This post comes from my very own filing cabinets and is a look at legal rights for pregnant employees, it involves an employer’s policy to...
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Child Custody Mediation: A Guide for Parents
Decisions about child custody are critically important. As parents, you want to ensure you get it right. However, disagreements about ...
Read More Understanding Political Speech Rights in New Jersey Workplaces
In the United States of America, there is no escaping politics. Discussions of politicians and political issues are everywhere you ...
Read More Is it Possible to Get Back Together With My Ex-Spouse in New Jersey?
Divorce marks the end of a marriage. For most ex-spouses, dating each other again or remarrying is unimaginable. However, for ...
Read More What are Your Legal Options if You are Facing Illegal Wage Deductions in New Jersey?
New Jersey has some of the most comprehensive and strict wage and hour laws in the whole country, including strong ...
Read More Tips for Co-Parenting Successfully After a New Jersey Divorce
The aftermath of a divorce can be challenging. This is especially true when children are involved. Divorced parents must navigate ...
Read More Am I Covered Under the FMLA?
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was enacted so that employees could take leave for specific medical or family ...
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