Green Savits Employment Law Blog

A work environment free of discrimination and harassment is guaranteed by law. While we’ve come a long way towards achieving this goal in recent years, workplace discrimination still exists. For many men and women experiencing this mistreatment, it can lead to a feeling of powerlessness and an unpleasant working environment.

Individuals often experience workplace discrimination on the basis of:

It’s important to understand that discrimination based on these factors is illegal. If...

Whistleblower protection laws forbid employers from firing, demoting, or otherwise punishing an employee for disclosing or refusing to participate in illegal conduct. Without these laws, employees would have little ability to object to business activities they believe are illegal or dangerous. Whistleblower protection laws are essential to the functioning of our democracy.

However, even though these laws exist, blowing the whistle can be an incredibly scary experience. Even if you are confident that you are right, and that you would win a whistleblower retaliation lawsuit, potentially suffering consequences for listening to your...

Your employer has a legal obligation to provide you with a safe workplace free of hostility and abuse. If you have been subjected to a hostile work environment because of harassment based on your membership in a protected class, you may be able to sue your employer.

However, proving such a claim is complicated because the plaintiff must prove not only that the harassment occurred, but that it was "severe or pervasive" enough to create a hostile work environment. This blog from the experienced employment attorneys at Green Savits, LLC  explains how the severe or pervasive standard works and how courts apply it.

No form of workplace discrimination is acceptable, but discriminatory practices are unfortunately more common than they should be. Age discrimination is one often-overlooked type that can have a drastic effect on someone's ability to earn a living or comfortably retire. In fact, a recent New York Times article found that more than half of workers over 50 lose jobs before they can retire, and only 10 percent of those are able to recover their previous earning power.

The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, or NJLAD, and the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act, or ADEA, explicitly prohibit age-based discrimination...