JTOWN Magazine – Wednesday, December 14th, 2011 | Posted by Jackson, NJ Jackson, NJ – The New York City Office of Emergency Management, in cooperation with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Federal Communications Commission, and mobile telephone service providers will be conducting the first-ever end-to-end test of cellular broadcasting technology Friday, December 15, 2011 from approximately 10:00 AM until 3:00 PM. It is possible that messages broadcasts over the cellular network may be received by enabled cell phones in the State of New Jersey. This event will be just a test, and not a real emergency alert. Cellular phone  [ Read More ]

December 15, 2011 Edition Howell woman honored as mother of the year BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer Joy Walk HOWELL— When ElizabethWalk was born, her parents Joy and Todd were ready for the typical challenges of parenthood. Then, a few years later, came a doctor’s diagnosis that Elizabeth, now 8, was autistic. “It wasn’t the plan we laid out. We’ve been together 21 years,” said Joy Walk, of Howell. “Back when we were teenagers talking about our future, this definitely was not it, but in some ways it’s better.” Walk, an administrative assistant with the Woodbridge office of the Financial  [ Read More ]

Workplace Retaliation: What Are Your Rights? Learn about workplace retaliation — and what to do if it happens to you. Most people know that laws exist to protect employees from discrimination and harassment. However, many don’t know these laws also protect employees from retaliation. That means employers cannot punish employees for making discrimination or harassment complaints or participating in workplace investigations. And punishment doesn’t just mean firing or demotion: It can include other negative employment actions, from being denied a raise or transfer to a more desirable position to missing out on training or mentoring opportunities. What Is Retaliation? Retaliation  [ Read More ]

Sexual orientation discrimination includes being treated differently or harassed because of your real or perceived sexual orientation — whether gay, lesbian, bisexual, or heterosexual. This type of discrimination may be illegal in your workplace, depending on where you work. Federal Law Although federal laws protect people from workplace discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, religion, sex, age, and disability, there is no federal law that specifically outlaws workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in the private sector. (Federal government workers are protected from such discrimination.) Attempts to pass federal legislation that would outlaw sexual orientation discrimination  [ Read More ]

Gender, Pregnancy & Sexual Orientation Discrimination Sex & Gender Discrimination:  Employers are forbidden from making decisions regarding hiring, promotion, demotion, termination, compensation, job training, or other terms and conditions of employment based on the employee’s sex or gender, including pregnancy.  In other words, employers are forbidden from treating employees less favorably because of their sex or gender.  Employers are also forbidden from creating a hostile work environment because of an employees sex/gender.  Sex-based discrimination is prohibited by federal law (Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Pregnancy Discrimination Act; and the Equal Pay Act), state law (the  [ Read More ]

By John Schoonejongen – APP.com Whenever I hear Gov. Chris Christie talk about that Jersey attitude, I think back to the 1980s when my family and I moved back to the Garden State after 10 years in New York. As we were getting settled in our new home in Bridgeton, a knock came on the back door. A strongly built, older man with thin gray hair and a big smile stood there with a shopping bag filled with lima beans he had just picked from his garden nearby. “Welcome,” he told us. “I thought you might like these.” My mother  [ Read More ]

Religious discrimination involves treating a person (an applicant or employee) unfavorably because of his or her religious beliefs. The law protects not only people who belong to traditional, organized religions, such as Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism, but also others who have sincerely held religious, ethical or moral beliefs. Religious discrimination can also involve treating someone differently because that person is married to (or associated with) an individual of a particular religion or because of his or her connection with a religious organization or group. Law, in the religious sense, also includes codes of ethics and morality which are  [ Read More ]

APP.com About the Series The largest health care firm in the world has seen record profits – and global allegations of fraud, bribery and deception. How did the most admired company in America get in trouble? Our four-day series examines the secret world of J&J. Click here to read the four part series… Johnson & Johnson, the gold standard for American corporations, has been admired for its devotion to a simple business philosophy: Put your customers first, no matter the cost, and profits will follow. That idea, found everywhere from giant tablets in the lobby of J&J’s New Brunswick headquarters  [ Read More ]

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON: FindLaw.com Racial or ethnic discrimination in the workplace can rear its ugly head in a variety of forms, some of which can be overt or obvious. But racial discrimination can often be subtle and more difficult to detect, such as an employer’s failure to hire or promote an individual on account of their race. Whichever form it takes, however, racial discrimination in the workplace is strictly prohibited by a number of federal and state laws. Identifying Racial Discrimination One of the more difficult aspects of racial discrimination at work, is that it can often take place entirely  [ Read More ]

Racial Discrimination If you have concerns about race or national origin discrimination, feel free to Contact Us. Racial discrimination is the practice of letting a person’s race or skin color unfairly become a factor when deciding who receives a job, promotion, or other employment benefit. It most often affects minority individuals who feel they have been unfairly discriminated against in favor of a Caucasian (or white) individual, but there have been recent cases where whites have claimed that reverse discrimination has occurred—that is, a minority received unfairly favorable treatment at the expense of a white individual. Court rulings handed down  [ Read More ]

Facts About Pregnancy Discrimination   The Pregnancy Discrimination Act amended Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions constitutes unlawful sex discrimination under Title VII, which covers employers with 15 or more employees, including state and local governments. Title VII also applies to employment agencies and to labor organizations, as well as to the federal government. Women who are pregnant or affected by pregnancy-related conditions must be treated in the same manner as other applicants or employees with similar abilities or limitations. Title VII’s pregnancy-related protections include: HiringAn  [ Read More ]