Employment Law Issues In PA & NJ
Employment Discrimination
If you feel that you have been treated “differently, or less favorably” for a specific reason while at work you may be protected from further unfair treatment by the laws enforced by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). You may have been discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or genetic information. You may have been denied a change to your workplace that you requested due to a disability or your religious beliefs. Someone at work may have asked you improper questions or shared your medical or genetic information. Someone at work may have tried to retaliate because you complained about them or started an investigation into discrimination. If any of these situations has occurred, you need an Employment Lawyer in Philadelphia or New Jersey from the Zeff Law Firm who can help you file an employment discrimination lawsuit.
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Race, color, or national origin
It is against the law to treat an employee or applicant differently based on their race or color. This is true in regard to any of the following situations: hiring, termination, promotion, compensation, job training, and any other condition of employment. If you have been discriminated against due to your race, color or national origin at work, you have 180 days to file an employment discrimination lawsuit, unless you are a federal employee, in which case you have 45 days to discuss your situation with a councilor. If you need to discuss race discrimination with an Employment Attorney in Philadelphia or New Jersey, the Zeff Law Firm can help!
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Sex and gender discrimination
According to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, it is illegal to discriminate against an employee or applicant because of his or her gender. Additionally, employment discrimination because of gender identity or sexual orientation is also a violation of the law in many states. If you need an Employment Lawyer to help you file a sex or gender discrimination lawsuit, the Zeff Law Firm can help!
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Religion or creed
The Title VII of the Civil Rights Act Federal law and the laws of Pennsylvania and New Jersey make it illegal for employers to discriminate against employees or job applicants based on their religious beliefs, creed, or lack of religion. This includes situations like hiring, firing, promoting, requiring a dress code that is exclusive to a person’s faith, unfair work schedules that interfere with religious observance, unfairly banning religious items, harassment or unequal pay because of religion. If you need an Employment Lawyer in Philadelphia or New Jersey to help you file a religion or creed discrimination lawsuit, the Zeff Law Firm can help!
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Harassment or hostile work environment
It is illegal to create a hostile work environment or harass an employee with unwelcome conduct, including harassment based on an employee’s race, genetics, age, sex, religion, national origin, or disability. To prove that you are working in a hostile work environment, you must produce evidence that the harassment was because of one of the above characteristics. If you need an Employment Lawyer in Philadelphia or New Jersey to help you file a harassment or hostile work environment lawsuit, the Zeff Law Firm can help!
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FMLA
There are rules in the Family Medical Leave Act that prevent employment discrimination related to the FMLA. For instance, Sections 105 and 825.220 of the FMLA regulations prevent employers from discriminating or retaliating against an employee or job applicant for using or requesting leave under the FMLA. If you need an Employment Lawyer to help you file a FMLA lawsuit, the Zeff Law Firm can help!
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Disability Discrimination
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prevents discrimination by employers against employees or applicants with either mental or physical disabilities in situations of employment including hiring, firing, pay and wage increases, promotions and more. It allows employees to report, investigate, and file lawsuits for disability discrimination by preventing employers from retaliating during or after this process. If you need an Employment Lawyer in Philadelphia or New Jersey to help you file a disability discrimination lawsuit, the Zeff Law Firm can help!
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Age discrimination
Discrimintion of employees over the age of 40 in Pennsylvania is prohibited as noted in the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (PHRA) All employees over 40 years of age are protected by these federal and Pennsylvania laws. In New Jersey, the federal law applies for those over the age of 40, and the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) also prevents employment discrimination on the basis of age (NJ Rev. Stat. Sec. 10:5-1 et seq.) in anyone at least 18 years old or under the age of 70. If you need a Philadelphia or New Jersey Employment Lawyer to help you file an age discrimination lawsuit, the Zeff Law Firm can help!
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National Labor Relations Act
Congress legally authorized the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) in 1935 in order to protect the rights of employees to form or join unions; engage in protected, concerted activities to address or improve working conditions; or refrain from engaging in these activities. The act makes it unlawful for employers to discourage (or encourage) union activities or sympathies in regard to employment situations such as hiring, firing, pay increases, promotions and more. If you need an Employment Attorney in Philadelphia or New Jersey to help you file a National Labor Relations Act lawsuit, the Zeff Law Firm can help!
Whistleblower rights and retaliation
It is against the law for an employer to punish an employee in retaliation for that employee being a whistleblower. Employees are allowed to and are protected by law if they report an injury, safety concern, certain mismanagement, abuse of authority, or legal violation in the workplace. If you need a Philadelphia or New Jersey Employment Lawyer to help you file a Whistleblower Rights and Retaliation employment discrimination lawsuit, the Zeff Law Firm can help!
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Severance Agreements
When an employer terminates an employee, they sometimes create a severance agreement, which is considered a legally binding contract written to detail the employee’s termination. Once signed, a severance agreement waives the right that an employee has to sue for wrongful termination. Before signing any severance agreement you should let an employment lawyer review the terms. If you need an Employment Attorney in Philadelphia or New Jersey to help you resolve a severance agreement dispute, the Zeff Law Firm can help!
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Partnership Disputes
There are many reasons for business partnership disputes. Many times these disputes can only be resolved with the assistance of an employment attorney. They may include disputes over a breach of contract agreement, a breach of fiduciary duty, an unethical activity, embezzlement or fraud, to name a few. If you need an Employment Lawyer in Philadelphia or New Jersey to help you resolve a partnership dispute, the Zeff Law Firm can help!
First Amendment Rights
Can you be fired for speaking your mind? If you work for a company or employer that is privately owned, the First Amendment does not provide you with protection from being fired on account of speaking your mind, but if you work for a public agency in the government you are protected from your employer retaliating or firing you for exercising your First Amendment rights. If you need an Employment Lawyer in Philadelphia or New Jersey to help you file a lawsuit about an employment violation of your First Amendment rights, the Zeff Law Firm can help!
