Discrimination

“Take it or leave it; there are plenty of other people begging for work.” If you have ever struggled to find work on a construction site, you may have had someone say that to you. The Fair Labor Standards Act exists to prevent employers from taking advantage of...

Reporting discrimination in your workplace can be difficult. Will your coworkers be resentful toward you? Will reporting your experience fix the problem, or will it make your situation worse? Most of all, will you find yourself out of a job if you file a report? The...

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy inked a new law in mid-December, clarifying that the state prohibits discrimination which results from characteristics associated with race, such as the texture or type of someone’s hair, including protective hairstyles. The legislation was...