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Micala Campbell Robinson focuses on employment discrimination and wrongful discharge arising under state and federal laws, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the New York State Human Rights Law, the New York City Human Rights Law and the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination. She represents an array of clients, including those from the transportation and pharmaceutical industries. She has defended employers before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and state fair employment practice agencies. Micala also has experience in breach of contract and related tort actions, consulting agreements, restrictive covenants, and trade secret litigation.
In addition, Micala counsels clients on a number of employment matters, including wage and hour compliance, sexual harassment training, internal investigations, use of criminal background checks in employment decisions, and employment-based immigration.
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Continue Reading WHD Guidance Clarifies Unpaid Meal Break Compliance Under the FLSA
Covered employers in New Jersey must now comply with pay transparency obligations for job advertisements and promotional opportunities. The New Jersey Department of Labor (NJ DOL) has now provided interpretative guidance on the new law in an FAQ.
Continue Reading New Jersey Pay Transparency Law: NJ DOL Releases Guidance
This GT Alert discusses two bills, New York Senate Bill S4641 and New Jersey Senate Bill S1688, which propose changes to the landscape of restrictive covenants in these states.
Continue Reading New Jersey and New York Lawmakers Propose New Limits on Restrictive Covenants
New Jersey may soon join nearly a dozen states, including New York, in mandating pay transparency in job postings.
On Sept. 26, 2024, the New Jersey General Assembly passed …
Continue Reading New Jersey May Soon Mandate Pay Transparency in Job Postings: Implications for EmployersOn July 15, 2015, the New Jersey Supreme Court settled the debate over whether employees who are responsible for monitoring and reporting employer compliance may seek whistleblower protection under New…
Continue Reading Whistle(blow) While You Work: Supreme Court Rules That “Watchdog” Employees Are Protected Under CEPA
Today, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued an Administrator’s Interpretation regarding the misclassification of employees as independent contractors. Having received numerous complaints from workers on this issue over the…
Continue Reading DOL Says Most Workers Are Employees Under Federal Law