Resources

Title VII

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) is a federal law that prohibits discrimination against employees based on certain protected characteristics, including race, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and religion. Title VII applies to employers in both the private and public sectors that have 15 or more employees. It also applies to the federal government, employment agencies, and labor organizations.

Fair Labor Standards Act

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is a federal law which establishes the minimum wage, overtime pay, and record-keeping requirements for employees in both the private sector and federal, state, and local governments.

Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides certain employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave per year. The FMLA applies to all private employers with 50 or more employees. The FMLA requires that employers must provide an eligible employee with up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave each year for qualifying reasons. Employees are eligible for leave if they have worked for their employer at least 12 months, at least 1,250 hours over the past 12 months, and work at a location where the company employs 50 or more employees within 75 miles.

New Jersey Law Against Discrimination

The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) prohibits unlawful employment discrimination by employers based on an individual's race, creed, color, national origin, nationality, ancestry, age, sex (including pregnancy), familial status, marital/civil union status, religion, domestic partnership status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, genetic information, liability for military service, and mental or physical disability.

New York Wage Theft Prevention Act

The law requires that New York employers give written notice to each new hire in English and the employee’s primary language that includes the following information:

· Regular payday

· Rate or rates of pay

· Overtime rate of pay (if applicable)

· Whether an employee is paid by the hour, shift, day, week, and/or commission

· Name of the employer, address, and phone number of the employer's main office or principal location

· Allowances taken as part of the minimum wage (tips, meal and lodging deductions) if applicable

New York Human Rights Law

The New York Human Rights Law (NYHRL) prohibits discrimination against employees based upon protected categories. This includes race, ethnicity, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age (18 or older) religion, color, creed, sex, gender (actual or perceived sex, gender identity, and gender expression including a person’s actual or perceived gender-related self-image, appearance, behavior, expression or other gender-related characteristic, regardless of the sex assigned to that person at birth), pregnancy, breastfeeding, childbirth and related medical conditions, marital status, partnership status, caregiver status, familial status, military, uniform service member or veteran status, protected medical condition, genetic information, physical or mental disability, certain arrest or conviction records, credit history, unemployment status, status as a victim of domestic violence and sexual violence.