by Ian Singer | Sep 27, 2018 | Workplace
On April 26, 2018 famous actor and comedian, Bill Cosby, was found guilty of 3 counts of felony level aggravated assault: including one count of penetration with lack of consent, one count of penetration while unconscious, and one count of penetration after...
by Ian Singer | Sep 7, 2018 | Workplace
New York State and New York City have both introduced comprehensive legislation in a robust effort to prevent sexual harassment at work. The proposed laws were crafted in response to the national #MeToo social movement and the growing number of sexual harassment...
by Ian Singer | Aug 24, 2018 | Workplace
Despite the Federal Controlled Substances Act prohibition of marijuana for any use or purpose, as a Schedule 1 controlled substance, it is the trend among the majority of the states, including New Jersey, to permit the use of marijuana for medical purposes. In...
by Ian Singer | Aug 16, 2018 | Workplace
This article originally appeared in the New Jersey Law Journal. In Janus, a 5-4 conservative majority reversed the long-standing right of public sector unions set forth in ‘Abood,’ to collect fair share agency fees from public employees who chose not to...
by Ian Singer | Jul 16, 2018 | Workplace
What are workplace investigations and what is their purpose? Workplace investigations are an organization’s procedure for determining whether it was more likely or not that a policy was violated. The standard is whether there is corroboration, by a preponderance of...
by Ian Singer | Jun 28, 2018 | Workplace
Federal law provides that a Union must represent the interests of both Union members and non-Union members and also that the Union is the exclusive representative of both members and non-members. The Union is the only agency that can engage in the collective...
