Law Offices of Mitchell Schley, LLC

10/08/2021

Recent Changes to the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination and Age Discrimination

10/08/2021

What constitutes an unlawful hostile work environment?

04/27/2021

https://www.schleylaw.com/2021/04/26/arbitration-new-jersey-law-discrimination-claims/

There has been much debate in New Jersey on whether arbitration agreements are enforceable in discrimination, harassment and retaliation claims brought under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD). The New Jersey District Court settled this matter in N.J. Civil

01/05/2021

https://www.schleylaw.com/2021/01/04/new-jerseys-minimum-wage-increases-12-per-hour-starting-january-1-2021/

There are exceptions to the $12 per hour minimum wage requirement such as employees in “training” seasonal employees, “small” employers (fewer than 6 employees), agricultural workers and direct care staff at long-term care facilities.

12/16/2020

https://www.schleylaw.com/2020/12/15/new-york-city-expands-paid-sick-leave-employees/

Effective January 1, 2021, New York City is expanding its paid sick leave law. The amendments to the NYC Paid Safe and Sick Leave Law (“NYCPSL”) provide the following:

12/02/2020

https://www.schleylaw.com/2020/12/01/new-jersey-covid-19-employment-update-executive-order-192/

The Covid-19 outbreak continues to lead to new laws and regulations in the workplace. The most recent is Executive Order 192, issued by New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy which took effect on November 5, 2020. This Order requires employers with employees who are physically present at a workplace to adh...

05/15/2020

https://www.schleylaw.com/2020/05/07/discrimination-retaliation-claims-covid-19-pandemic/

While being fired, laid off or experiencing an adverse change to your job during this unprecedented time by itself does not necessarily give you a legal claim, you still have legal rights.

05/15/2020

https://www.schleylaw.com/2020/05/07/masks-face-coverings-employees-need-know/

On April 12, 2020, New York State became the largest jurisdiction to impose face-covering requirements in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order requiring “all essential businesses or entities” to provide “any employees who are present in the...

04/29/2020

https://www.schleylaw.com/2020/04/06/families-first-coronavirus-covid-19-response-act/

04/29/2020

https://www.schleylaw.com/2020/04/07/retaliating-employees-exercise-rights-response-covid-19/

04/29/2020

https://www.schleylaw.com/2020/04/08/covid-19-faqs/

Yes. In response to the current COVID-19 outbreak, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has cited its 2009 pandemic H1N1 flu guidance, which states that advising workers with symptoms to go home either (a) is not a disability-related action if the illness is akin to seasonal influenza or (b)....

04/29/2020

https://www.schleylaw.com/2020/04/09/uberblack-drivers-classification-case-revived/

The Third Circuit recently revived Philadelphia-based UberBlack drivers’ class action claims that Uber misclassified them as independent contractors to deny them proper minimum and overtime wages under the Fair Labor Standards Act and Pennsylvania law.