Legal Question in Employment Law in New Jersey
My boss just asked me if I am planing on being pregnant in the future due to his staffing concerns. I now am hearing that my hours may be cut. Can he ask that???
1 Answer from Attorneys
Adverse employment actions motivated by gender violate both Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination. A common difficulty is proving the causal connection given that there are frequently plausible business reasons for doing things like adjusting employee hours. Additionally, given the privacy in which many employee counselling situations occur, what exactly was said is frequently difficult to prove. If you can overcome these difficulties and if the adverse action happens, you may have a case.
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