Protecting the Rights
of Employees
of Employees
Other Employment Law Rights
In addition to representing employees who have experienced employment discrimination, harassment and retaliation, the New Jersey employment lawyers at Rabner Baumgart Ben-Asher & Nirenberg, P.C. represent workers in a wide variety of other workplace rights. For example, we handle claims involving:
Family Leaves and Medical Leaves
We represent individuals who have been denied the right to take a family or medical leave under the Family & Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) or the New Jersey Family Leave Act (“NJFLA”), as well as employees who have been fired or demoted instead of being reinstated when they were ready to return from a protected family or medical leave.
Wage and Hour Laws
Our law firm assists employees who have been paid less than minimum wage, denied overtime pay, or have claims for other unpaid wages, including claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), the New Jersey Wage and Hour Law (“NJWHL”) or the New Jersey Wage Payment Law (“NJWPL”).
Reasonable Accommodations
We have the expertise to help you obtain a reasonable accommodation for your mental or physical disability, pregnancy, or religious beliefs. We also represent employees who have been fired or forced to resign because they were denied a reasonable accommodation in violation of their legal rights.
Wrongful Termination
Our New Jersey employment law attorneys represent employees who were wrongfully discharged in violation of the law, including victims of unlawful discrimination and retaliation.
Fraud and Misrepresentation
Rabner Baumgart Ben-Asher & Nirenberg, P.C. handles cases in which an employer has committed fraud or misrepresentation to convince you to accept a job offer for a position that you subsequently learn is nothing like the one you were promised.
Workplace Privacy
We counsel and represent employees whose employers have invaded their privacy, including employees subjected to improper workplace drug and alcohol testing, and workplace issues relating to medical marijuana use.
Mass Layoffs and Reductions in Force
Our attorneys represent employees who have lost their jobs as part of a mass layoff or other reduction in force, including reviewing and negotiating their severance packages, representing them in wrongful discharge cases, and handling claims under the New Jersey WARN Act.
Unemployment Insurance Benefits
We handle unemployment insurance benefit claims, and appeals on behalf of employees in New Jersey.
Intentional Workplace Personal Injury Claims (Torts)
Our New Jersey employment lawyers are experienced at handling intentional workplace personal injury cases, such as cases involving defamation (libel and slander), intentional infliction of emotional distress, unlawful interference with employment relationship, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and assault and battery at work.
Oppressed Shareholders
Rabner Baumgart Ben-Asher & Nirenberg, P.C. represents employees who own stock in closely held corporations and have been forced or frozen out by the controlling shareholders, or otherwise oppressed.
Employment Law Appeals
Our attorneys are experienced at representing individuals in appeals in employment law cases in state and federal court in New Jersey. In fact, our attorneys have participated in numerous significant and precedent-setting decisions.
Paid and Unpaid Time Off From Work
We can help you with issues relating to time off from work including your right to vacation, sick, holiday and other paid time off, the Family & Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), the New Jersey Family Leave Act (“NJFLA”), jury duty leave, and meal and rest breaks.
Employees Misclassified as Independent Contractors
We assist employees who have been improperly categorized as independent contractors, such as when the employer refuses to provide them health insurance and other benefits.
Employee Performance Evaluations
We handle claims involving employee performance reviews, including negative reviews that are the product of discrimination or retaliation.
Employee Job References
Our attorneys understand the important of avoiding negative job references, and can help negotiate positive and neutral job references on behalf of our clients.
Contact an Experienced Employment Lawyer
If you need our help, please feel free to contact us online or call us at (201) 777-2250 to schedule a consultation with one of our one of our New Jersey employment law attorneys.