Age Discrimination

Laws against discrimination exist in many different facets of life, including employment in New Jersey. Unfortunately, age discrimination in the workplace is still a common issue. What is age discrimination? Age discrimination is the act of treating someone unfairly...

On October 5, 2021, Governor Murphy signed new legislation (Assembly Bill No. A681) that amends the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“LAD”) and expands the scope of age discrimination for older workers (in particular, workers over the age of 70) in the State of...

If you’re an older worker in New Jersey, you expect to be respected and maybe even treated by colleagues as a mentor. Unfortunately, in spite of age discrimination being illegal, it happens often in the workplace. If you believe you’re experiencing discrimination, you...

You've searched for a new job in New Jersey, have found a very promising prospect, and then everything goes south once you've had an interview face-to-face or on Zoom. Your prospective employer discovered that you're deaf or have a significant level of hearing loss....

If your child has reached the teenage years, you may already feel as though you are losing control of his or her life. This is legally true once your child reaches the age of 18 as this is the age the state considers your child to be an adult with the legal right to...

When most people hear the term “millennial,” they automatically envision an entitled young person who possesses little to no real-world skills. However, the oldest millennials will turn 40 this year, which means they are actually reaching the age where they may begin...

Discriminating against restaurant employees is illegal in the state of New Jersey and throughout the United States. In December 2020, multiple Olive Garden employees filed a lawsuit against the company, alleging that it demonstrated discrimination based on race,...

Workers in New Jersey and elsewhere who are 40 or older are protected by legislation such as the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). The law applies to both employees and those who are applying for positions with a company. Furthermore, employers are not...

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...

New Jersey is an at-will employment state, meaning that the relationship between employer and employee can usually be terminated at any time by either party. There are several circumstances, though, under which an employee might have the right to sue for wrongful...