http://www.newjerseyemploymentlawyerblog.com/ Published by Steven Siegler, Esq. en-us 2009-06-09T11:08:51-05:00 http://www.newjerseyemploymentlawyerblog.com/2009/06/the_afteracquired_evidence_def.html Employers who are sued for discrimination or retaliation will sometimes attempt to use what is known as the "after-acquired evidence" defense to limit the amount of damages that an employee can recover. This defense took a hit in the recently... Steven Siegler 2009-06-09T11:08:51-05:00 http://www.newjerseyemploymentlawyerblog.com/2009/05/sotomayors_evenhanded_record_o.html Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor has an even-handed record when it comes to discrimination lawsuits and employment cases, in particular. Since becoming a federal appellate judge in 1998, she has written several opinions and dissents which sided with persons... Steven Siegler 2009-05-27T09:04:25-05:00 http://www.newjerseyemploymentlawyerblog.com/2009/05/h1b_employees_strike_back_agai.html I represent six former employees who have filed counterclaims against Xcel Solutions Corporation, a Matawan, New Jersey based consulting company, alleging that Xcel breached their employment contracts by failing to pay them wages, “bench pay,” bonuses, and other monies. The... Employment Contracts Steven Siegler 2009-05-20T10:51:06-05:00 http://www.newjerseyemploymentlawyerblog.com/2009/04/new_jersey_sheds_another_17000_jobs_in_march.html Unemployment rates in New Jersey continued to rise in March, according to a recent press release from the Department of Labor. March was the 14th consecutive month of job losses in the State. The biggest losses occurred in the leisure... Steven Siegler 2009-04-17T21:59:04-05:00 http://www.newjerseyemploymentlawyerblog.com/2009/03/dont_email_your_lawyer_from_your_work_computer.html A recent case from the New Jersey Superior Court should make any employee who has ever used a work computer to send or receive email from an attorney a little nervous. In Stengart v. Loving Care Ag. Inc., No. BER-L-858-08... Steven Siegler 2009-03-22T22:26:30-05:00 http://www.newjerseyemploymentlawyerblog.com/2009/03/eeoc_publishes_amendments_to_americans_with_disabilities_act.html For years, federal courts have had a field day chipping away at the Americans with Disabilities Act, reading it in an ever-narrower way and applying it to an ever-shrinking number of Americans. Finally, we have passed common-sense legislation which undoes... Discrimination and Harassment Steven Siegler 2009-03-20T09:50:06-05:00 http://www.newjerseyemploymentlawyerblog.com/2009/02/pres_obama_speaks_on_the_ledbe.html President Obama spoke so eloquently upon signing the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which I have blogged about previously, I thought it important to post his words here: "So signing this bill today is to send a clear message: that... Discrimination and Harassment Steven Siegler 2009-02-05T21:45:24-05:00 http://www.newjerseyemploymentlawyerblog.com/2009/02/unemployment_benefits_extended_to_striking_nurses.html The New Jersey Supreme Court recently held that 97 nurses who went on strike against their employer, Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County, were entitled to collect unemployment benefits for the pay they lost during the strike. The Hospital argued... Wage and Hour Claims Steven Siegler 2009-02-05T09:10:59-05:00 http://www.newjerseyemploymentlawyerblog.com/2009/01/unlicensed_nj_employment_agency_prevented_from_enforcing_employment_agreement_with_its_consultant.html I keep telling consulting companies and employment agencies in New Jersey who want to sue my clients for violating non-compete agreements and other employment agreements to forget about it if they are not registered or licensed by the New Jersey... Non-Compete Agreements Steven Siegler 2009-01-22T18:18:38-05:00 http://www.newjerseyemploymentlawyerblog.com/2009/01/is_it_ever_okay_to_be_just_friends_with_the_boss.html We all know that male bosses shouldn't sexually harass their female subordinates, and that female employees should promptly rebuff and report any inappropriate comments by their male bosses to HR or management. But what if you're a female professional and... Discrimination and Harassment Steven Siegler 2009-01-15T10:05:02-05:00