When it comes to avoiding contract disputes, there is an old saying that still holds true: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. In most cases, significant time and expense can be avoided later if all involved parties originally write a contract with as...
Business Law Professionals
Month: November 2013
Lawsuit filed in New Jersey court over gossip-related demotion
Employers have a right to protect their workplaces from the destructive forces of gossip. There is indeed a line between behavior that is relevant to an individual’s employment and behavior that has no place in the office. Employees can easily cross that line when...
Wrongful termination suit filed against credit union
Letting go of an employee can be a stressful experience not only for the employee, but the employer as well. When an employee of a federal credit union recently returned from vacation to discover that she was being fired, she quickly filed a lawsuit claiming that she...
Paramus company pays up in sexual harassment suit
Most people spend a majority of their waking hours in the workplace. It is only natural that friendships form, jokes are shared, and laughs are had. Sometimes, however, workplace antics can get out of hand and turn into a matter of employment litigation.One example...