Workers in New Jersey have certain legal rights, ensuring that they are protected against mistreatment in the workplace and afforded benefits as full-time employees. Since employees have certain protections, such as workers’ compensation coverage, employers may seek to limit their financial obligations and liabilities by attempting to classify their workers as “independent contractors.†Under NJ …

After a five-year investigation, gas station owners across New Jersey are being ordered to pay overtime to attendants who were entitled to receive it but didn’t. All tolled, over 1,000 attendants at filling stations throughout the Garden State are owed a collective $5.5 million in unpaid overtime. Across the country, the United States Department of …

The measles outbreak that began in Disney World has gotten many people angry at the so-called “anti-vaxxer†crowd. Anti-vaxxers are so named because these are people who are against vaccinating their children against dangerous diseases such as measles, mumps and polio. As an employer, you might be concerned about the possibility of people getting measles …