Sexual Harassment

Everyone in New Jersey, and indeed throughout the U.S., is entitled to a workplace that is free of sexual comments, requests for sex or similarly inappropriate activity. Both state and federal laws give victims of sexual harassment the right to seek damages in civil...

A New Jersey city has promised to strengthen its employee intimidation and sexual harassment police after it settled a lawsuit for $495,000. The lawsuit was filed after an employee alleged that her boss forced her to have sex under threat of losing her job and...

Some areas of law are well established, while others are evolving at a rapid pace. One aspect of employment law is currently being developed in contradictory ways. Some states recognize unpaid interns as employees for the purposes of protections under the law. Other...

Every New Jersey employee has the right to enjoy a safe workplace that is free of discrimination, harassment and bullying. Sadly, many individuals face discrimination and harassment because of their sexual orientation, race, sex or religion. While most workplaces have...

Often employees are unaware of their right to protect themselves against sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace. Even if an employee knows quite well that something wrong is going on at work, he or she may not speak up for fear of losing the job. In...

An employee of the town of Morristown, New Jersey, has filed a civil suit against the town, a zoning officer and any the town's agents who knew about or should have known about the zoning officer's unlawful behavior and failed to protect the female employee. The...