Workplace Violations in New Jersey
Under New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination (LAD), employers are forbidden from discriminating in any “job-related action,” which can include but is not limited to hiring, promotions, benefits, and termination, based on a worker’s protected class. New Jersey has a much broader list of protected classes than federal law. Below is an abridged list of protected categories:
- Age
- Gender identity or expression
- Genetics
- National origin
- Marital status
- Mental or physical disability
- HIV/AIDs status
- Race
- Same-sex unions
- Sexual-orientation
An employer should make it their priority to ensure the workplace is not a hostile work environment and employees are not being subjected to abuse. While many employers avoid unlawful workplace practices, some supervisors and bosses ignore troubling behaviors. An employer is required by state and federal law to address and take corrective actions when they receive an unlawful practice claim.
Employers often face civil claims for employment law violations for the following reasons:
- No training or inadequate training
- Failing to address discrimination or harassment claims soon enough
- Retaliating against an employee for filing a complaint
- Hiring discrimination
- Wrongful termination
- Wage discrimination or withholding
To report an employer for persistent unlawful workplace practices, contact the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission:
Division on Civil Rights- New Jersey
New Jersey Civil Rights
31 Clinton St # 3,
Newark, NJ 07102
Civil Rights Division
140 E Front St # 6,
Trenton, NJ 08608
nj.gov
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
2 Gateway Center,
Newark, NJ 07102
eeoc.gov
If you or someone you know needs a New Jersey employment law lawyer call 1-800-672-3103 or visit USAttorneys.com to speak to a New Jersey employment attorney today.
