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Employment law articles for workers in New York and New Jersey.
Substantive answers to the questions workers ask before hiring a lawyer. General information, not legal advice.
The articles below cover common situations in workplace discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, wage, and wrongful termination cases. Each article focuses on how the law works under Title VII, the ADA, the ADEA, the New York State Human Rights Law, the New York City Human Rights Law, and the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination. Nothing here is legal advice, and reading an article does not create an attorney-client relationship.
Statutes, deadlines, and case law change. Each matter is decided on its own facts. For guidance on your situation, contact the firm.
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Sexual Harassment
Is What My Boss Did Sexual Harassment? What the Law Actually Requires
What actually counts as sexual harassment at work under Title VII, the NYSHRL, the NYCHRL, and the NJLAD — and what to do if you are unsure.
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Sexual Harassment
How to Report Sexual Harassment to HR Without Making It Worse
What to put in writing, what to keep verbal, and how to preserve your retaliation protections when you take a sexual harassment complaint to HR.
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Sexual Harassment
Fired or Demoted After Reporting Sexual Harassment? Your Rights Under New York, New Jersey, and Federal Law
Retaliation for reporting sexual harassment is illegal — and often a stronger claim than the underlying harassment. What counts, what to prove, and what to do first.
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Sexual Harassment
How Much Is a Sexual Harassment Case Worth in New York?
The categories of damages, the caps that apply under federal law but not under the NYCHRL, and the factors that drive case value in New York and New Jersey.
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Sexual Harassment
Quid Pro Quo Sexual Harassment: When a Supervisor Conditions Your Job on Sexual Conduct
How quid pro quo sexual harassment works, why one incident can be enough, and why employers are strictly liable when a supervisor is involved.
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Severance
Should You Sign That Severance Agreement? Five Red Flags Before You Waive Your Rights
What a severance agreement really is, the clauses that most often hurt workers, and the legal protections that limit what an employer can require you to sign.
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Discrimination
Fired While Pregnant or on Maternity Leave in New York or New Jersey? What the Law Actually Requires
The overlapping federal, New York, and New Jersey protections for pregnant workers and new parents — and what to do if you were fired, demoted, or denied return from leave.
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Wrongful Termination
Can I Be Fired for No Reason in New York? At-Will Employment and Its Many Exceptions
The at-will rule in New York and New Jersey, and the substantial list of exceptions — antidiscrimination laws, whistleblower statutes, contracts, and protected activity — that swallow most of it in practice.
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Discrimination
Denied a Reasonable Accommodation for a Disability? Here's What to Do Next
Federal, New York, and New Jersey disability accommodation law — what qualifies as a reasonable accommodation, what employers must do, and what to do when they refuse.
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Discrimination
Signs of Race Discrimination at Work — and What Actually Proves It
How to recognize race discrimination when it is not overt, what evidence actually wins cases, and the federal, New York, and New Jersey laws that protect you.
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