Employment Law
Amanullah Law handles a limited variety of employment cases. These include discrimination, sexual harassment, whistleblower and unpaid hours/unpaid overtime cases.
Discrimination
The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) prohibits employers from discriminating against workers or applicants in hiring, pay, promotion, discipline, termination, and other terms or conditions of employment because of protected characteristics such as race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, pregnancy or breastfeeding, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, age, marital or domestic-partnership status, genetic information, military-service liability, and other protected traits. Our firm is committed to protecting the rights of employees who have experienced discrimination, harassment, or retaliation by carefully investigating the facts, preserving critical evidence, advising clients on their legal options, and pursuing meaningful relief through negotiation, administrative proceedings, or litigation when appropriate.
Harrassment
The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) prohibits workplace harassment based on an employee’s actual or perceived protected characteristic, including race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, age, and other traits protected by law. Harassment may include slurs, offensive comments, unwanted conduct, threats, exclusion, or other behavior that is sufficiently severe or pervasive to alter the conditions of employment and create an intimidating, hostile, or abusive work environment. Our firm helps employees identify unlawful conduct, document and preserve evidence, address retaliation, and pursue accountable remedies from employers and responsible parties.
Whistleblower
New Jersey prohibits employers from retaliating against employees who report, threaten to report, or provide information about conduct they reasonably believe is illegal, fraudulent, criminal, or contrary to a clear mandate of public policy concerning public health, safety, welfare, or the environment. Employers also may not punish workers for cooperating with a government investigation or for objecting to, or refusing to participate in, such conduct. Prohibited retaliation can include firing, suspension, demotion, reduced pay, unfavorable transfers, harassment, or other adverse changes to the terms and conditions of employment. Another form of prohibited retaliation is where an employer retaliates against an employee who files a workers compensation claim. Our firm represents whistleblowers in pursuing accountability and remedies when an employer unlawfully to protected reporting. All of these claims are particularly time-sensitive in order to protect your rights.
