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Many businesses in New Jersey have closed indefinitely or laid off employees in response to the coronavirus pandemic, leaving employees of shut-down businesses throughout the state stuck at home and unable to work. As a result, residents have been forfeiting pay and facing unpaid bills and eviction, and individuals are concerned about themselves and their families.

Last week, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal addressed discrimination by employers, landlords, and school officials against people of East Asian descent because of the coronavirus. The memo was released in response to reports of workplace harassment and discrimination against certain people who exhibit symptoms or are perceived as more likely to have the virus because of their ethnicity or nationality.

For too long, employers have been held to a low standard of accountability, allowing individuals of privilege and power to either participate in or turn a blind eye to unfair treatment at work. However, on February 18, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced legislation that would make sweeping changes to New Jersey's anti-workplace harassment laws. From quid pro quo harassment to hostile work environments, the Garden State Governor is going to extraordinary lengths to protect New Jersey workers from toxic workplace cultures.

The Law Firm of Morgan Rooks, PC, is comprised of lawyers committed to fighting against racial discrimination in Gloucester County and the surrounding regions. On December 16, 2019, New Jersey State lawmakers passed a bill known as the CROWN Act. The CROWN Act was first signed into law in the State of California on July 3, 2019 — fittingly, on the eve of Independence Day, a national holiday dedicated to celebrating American freedom. But what exactly is the CROWN Act, and what does it accomplish?

As trusted wage and hour law violation attorneys representing clients in Camden County and beyond, The Law Offices of Morgan Rooks, PC understands how crucial it is to fight for workers' rights. This firm took an interest in an allegation made by the state of New Jersey against Uber this November.

Since the beginning of the #MeToo Movement, organizations across the nation have had to re-approach how they conduct their annual holiday parties. As quid pro quo harassment cases steadily increase and attract media coverage have had to rethink their annual holiday parties. As more and more cases of quid pro quo harassment in the workplace attract significant media coverage and public attention, decision-makers and managers must do everything they can in the planning and execution of their company's holiday parties to mitigate the risk of sexual misconduct.

Many people don't realize how unfairly females in the adult entertainment industry have historically been treated in America. The attorneys at the South Jersey Law Firm of Morgan Rooks, PC, understand that workplace sexual harassment occurs commonly at "gentlemen's clubs." With the help of passionate legal counsel, many exotic dancers have recently been able to win lawsuits against their employers for unfair treatment, sexual harassment or assault, back wages, and more.

For decades, black employees and students have been discriminated against due to their natural hairstyles. Braids, dreadlocks, twists, and many other hairstyles have long been considered too ethnic and unprofessional. Employers and schools across the country have put rules in place to prevent black students and employees from wearing their hair naturally, forcing them to conform to unfair standards. This year, however, states have begun to implement the CROWN Law designed to fight this discriminatory practice.

The Law Firm of Morgan Rooks, PC, home to the trusted workplace sexual harassment lawyers of South Jersey, provides professional legal representation for a wide variety of clients who have experienced sexual or disability harassment, retaliatory termination, or the denial of FMLA rights over the years. As a result of a period of nearly three decades of sexual harassment and assault cases, the School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) at Cornell University recently presented a study which had some unsettling statistics on the prevalence of this type of harassment.

The Law Firm of Morgan Rooks, PC, is widely known as a home to the leading workplace sexual harassment lawyers in South Jersey, but the firm is committed to protecting the rights of all discrimination and harassment victims throughout the area. This includes victims of school bullying, a nationwide problem that the state of New Jersey is attempting to eradicate with some important recent updates to its anti-bullying law.