Employment Law Blog

What Should Job Candidates Know about Employer Background Checks?

February 7, 2022

Whenever you apply for a job, you must provide personal information to the potential employer. Aside from your home address, phone number, and work experience, you might have to add your educational background and references. If you are lucky enough to get an interview, you will be asked to provide...

Brian Flores vs. The NFL

February 3, 2022

On Wednesday, former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores filed suit against three National Football League (NFL) teams, the Dolphins, the Giants, and the Broncos, as well as the NFL itself. Flores alleges that racial discrimination occurs in the three teams and throughout the league. He also alleges a sham...

What Are the Legal Rights of a Job Applicant?

February 1, 2022

Finding and getting hired for a new job is not an easy process, and when an employer uses discriminatory hiring practices, it can put an applicant at a serious disadvantage with others competing for the same job. In many cases, applicants are not even aware that they are being treated...

Can a Company Forbid Co-workers from Dating?

January 19, 2022

We spend most of our waking lives at work and with our co-workers.  Co-workers date each other.  It is a fact of life.  Most people understand that there are good reasons not to date a co-worker. Yet, it is hard to understand how the conduct can and should be regulated. ...

Are Employees Allowed to Express Political Views at Work?

January 14, 2022

Most organizations do not formally manage political discussions in the workplace. The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) cites that barely a quarter of businesses have formal policies regarding political expression in the job. That means that most employees have no formal governance on whether they can talk politics at...

Can My Employer Force Me to Work on a Religious Holiday?

December 28, 2021

Some religious holidays are celebrated as national holidays in the United States and the state of New Jersey. Other religious holidays are celebrated within the specific religious organizations and among their practitioners. Some religious holidays are celebrated for a day, whereas others could be celebrated over several days.  The widely...