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A Bergen County employer can fire an employee for just about any reason, unless the termination is based on discrimination. You can be terminated for such vague reasons as “You aren’t a good fit” or “The company is moving in a new direction,” but you can’t be fired for religious beliefs, age, race, sexual orientation, […]

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration reported more than 5.3 million commercial motor vehicle accidents in the U.S. during 2011. Eighty-eight thousand people were injured in 273,000 large truck collisions, and more than 3,700 people died. Serious injuries and fatalities are common in semi-truck accidents in Bergen County and throughout the country. Victims in smaller […]

An employee may be passed over for a promotion or a raise for not paying attention at work. If the error results in a serious loss for the company, the worker’s job could be at risk. Distracted working incidents are wake-up calls, even when a second chance means finding new employment. Driving is a job, […]

Evidence in a traffic crash can go beyond damage to the vehicles, the drivers’ behavior and the victims’ injuries or deaths. Police and independent investigators also note conditions at the time of a car accident. The time of day, the weather’s influence and other factors may prove to be critical elements in a criminal or […]

Employees and new managers often need time to adapt to different work styles and personalities. Sometimes, workers or managers leave because the combination doesn’t mesh. New bosses don’t have permission to violate employee rights over a personality mismatch. Many Bergen County employees feel the answer to job strife, even a hostile work environment, is a […]

A retired professional football player is suing a former employer. The one-time linebacker has no qualms with New Jersey’s New York Jets, where he played in 1993 during the last year of his career. Mike Merriweather charged his ex-employers at a casino with making racially-motivated comments. The general manager of The Meadows Racetrack & Casino […]

The New Jersey Motor Vehicles Commission does not suspend a license because a driver’s age is advanced, unless a senior fails a vision or written test. Restrictions, like daytime-only driving, may be placed on any license holder with a medical condition that creates a safe driving risk. According to American College of Physicians’ internists, senior […]

Bergen County employees know that being a troublemaker on the job can get you fired. However, there’s a difference between a chronic complainer and an employee with a legitimate claim about harassment or workplace discrimination. New Jersey employers may not retaliate against workers who take discrimination complaints to upper levels of a company or to […]

There were more than 241,000 traffic accidents in New Jersey last year, the lowest number of crashes since 1999, according state transportation officials. Over 60,000 statewide accidents involved injuries in 2012 and 525 collisions were fatal, among the lowest totals of the last 15 years. What statistics don’t show is the number of people affected […]

Bergen County employees may dismiss a bigoted comment made by a co-worker as an isolated incident. It’s not uncommon for workers to weigh the seriousness of an offense against risks of filing a complaint with human resources, management or a lawyer. A uncomfortable job experience can become a hostile work environment, where intimidation or harassment […]