Employment Law encompasses a number of state and federal laws and regulations. They cover a wide array of topics, including discrimination (based upon legally protected categories such as race, national origin, age, gender, religion, pregnancy and in New Jersey and New York, sexual orientation). Many laws also cover employer obligations concerning wages, overtime, and leaves of absences that employers must provide to employees. The following are the types of claims that our office commonly litigates:
- Wrongful Discharge
- Harassment / Hostile Work Environment (e.g. Sexual Harassment)
- Retaliation in the Workplace
- Age Discrimination
- Disability Discrimination / Failure to Provide Reasonable Accommodations
- Gender Discrimination and Sex Discrimination
- Sexual Harassment
- Sexual Orientation Discrimination
- Race and National Origin Discrimination
- Retaliation in the Workplace
- Whistleblower Claims
- Retaliation in the Workplace
- Failure to Pay Wages / Overtime
- Workers’ Compensation Retaliation
- Violation Leave of Absence Rights