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Restaurant employers, this is how serious some employment violations can get

Image via Wikipedia Today, the New York Times reports about the arrests of the two owners of the Saigon Grill in New York City. New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo announced the arrests yesterday. New York’s AG’s office is … Continue reading

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New Jersey extends unemployment benefits a second time since July 2008

Image via Wikipedia According to a press release dated 11/24/08, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development is notifying unemployed workers of an unemployment benefits extension for workers whose benefits run out without having found a job. The … Continue reading

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Change in employee’s work hours leads to unemployment benefits

Last Wednesday, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, affirmed an award of unemployment benefits to an employee whose employer had changed her work hours to interfere with her child care arrangements. The employee worked from 8:30amĀ  to 4:30pm, … Continue reading

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Court qualifies disabled employee for unemployment after her employer offers unsuitable work

The Supreme Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, yesterday reversed a decision that had denied unemployment benefits to a former employee of a grocery store located in the Princeton area. The employee’s positions with the store were variously located in … Continue reading

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