On September 14, 2020, Governor Murphy signed SB 2380 into law, which creates a rebuttable presumption of workers’ compensation coverage for “essential employees” who contract COVID-19 during a state of emergency. The law is retroactive to March 9, 2020. Pursuant to...
Month: October 2020
Signs of age discrimination
Ideally, discrimination of any kind in the workplace would be a thing of the past. However, since we don't live in an ideal world, New Jersey residents who are working later in life may find themselves the target of age discrimination. There are several signs you can...
Fox News anchor accused of sexual harassment
New Jersey residents may have heard that in 2018, a female Fox News anchor parted ways with the media company. No reason was given for her departure, but the Huffington Post reported that the anchor was facing accusations of sexual harassment. The anchor's attorney...
Pregnancy in the workplace: How to spot discrimination
At the present moment, women are said to hold about 50% of the jobs in New Jersey and around the country's workforce. Another very interesting statistic is that 85% of those women will become pregnant at some point in their careers. Even so, according to the United...