A Shareholder agreement should be an essential document for every small operating corporation in New Jersey. These agreements can address every aspect, or at …
Many employees throughout the state of New Jersey have signed employment contracts but are unaware of what exactly their employment contracts say. When they …
Many employees do not realize that employers in New Jersey have the right to regulate and prohibit personal lifestyle choices after work and during …
A recent Federal court decision in New Jersey upheld a provision in an arbitration agreement that subjected an employee to the imposition of attorney’s …
New Jersey has specific laws in place that prevent discrimination by employers against employees. The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination applies to many discrimination …
Recently, I read about a lawsuit brought against a high-level management employee and officer of a corporation who secretly started a competing business against …
Understanding NJ contract law is an important function of an Employment Dispute attorney. What is an Employment Contract Dispute An employment contract dispute is …
Recently, one of our corporate clients received a question about one of their former employees and whether this person had worked for our client. …
Tenure for teachers in our public education system has always been a controversial topic except for teachers who generally support the concept. Tenure prevents …
Employers and employees often look upon the Employer-Employee Handbook as an employment agreement. Given that NJ employment laws generally presume at-will employment relationships, many …
Justices place the burden of proof on employers In 2008, I wrote the Supreme Court had further enhanced the ability of older workers to …
Can you recruit that co-worker or former co-worker or key employee of a competitor in New Jersey without the risk of being sued? The …
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann & Wright, a Freehold, NJ Employment and Contract Law Attorney The “you work for me at …
Certain employers under this law are required to provide the opportunity for an employee to take leave from the company. Employees who qualify may …
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a NJ Contracts Attorney A large number of employers and employees throughout New Jersey are having signed an employment …
By: Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a New Jersey Employment Law Attorney The case can be made that discriminating against an individual in the …
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq., a NJ Employment Law Attorney in Retaliation Cases The case can be made that discriminating against an individual in …
On-call employees are turning into a growing liability risk for employers, as some are claiming that companies are restricting their freedom too much, and …
There’s Hope in Immunity Whether an employer-employee relationship ends on good terms or with acrimony, a common final act – the employee’s request for …
Employers in service industries are well advised to pay close attention to their practices and policies affecting customers’ tips for their employees. There are …
When an Internet executive held a meeting with the chairman of a tele-communications company, the agenda was a new business idea that the Internet …
There are numerous federal and state laws that protect “whistleblowers” who report the unfair or illegal practices of their employers, of which New Jersey’s …
The Federal FMLA provides that employees may take 12 weeks of unpaid leave from their jobs when they have a serious medical condition or …
There are numerous federal and state laws that protect “whistleblowers” who report the unfair or illegal practices of their employers, of which New Jersey’s …
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is a federal law that sets minimum standards for most voluntarily established pension plans, health …
Millions spend golden years making green Cecil Lawrence’s friends tease him that he’s crazy to work at his age. The 90-year-old glass salesman just …
There are numerous federal and state laws that protect “whistleblowers” who report unfair or illegal practices of their employers, of which New Jersey’s CEPA …
The FLSA requires that employers pay employees a certain minimum wage and pay certain “non-exempt” employees overtime at the rate of one-and-one-half-times their regular …
There are numerous federal, state and local laws and regulations that protect employees from unfair and discriminatory practices in the workplace. Some of them …
Most Employers with 50 or more employees must provide eligible employees with 12 weeks of unpaid leave during a 12-month period for one or …
