New Jersey Employment Lawyer

Our NJ Employment Attorneys Can Fight for You

At Phillips & Associates, our New Jersey employment lawyers are dedicated to fighting for workers. When you go up against your employer for discrimination or harassment, the employer may secure a defense team to aggressively counter your claims and make sure you don’t get the full value of your case. 

Many supervisors and managers are trained to avoid admitting bias when they terminate an employer or take another adverse employment action. The stakes in employment lawsuits are often high. You should hire a lawyer who is as experienced as your employer. 

At Phillips & Associates, we’ve negotiated and tried lawsuits that resulted in millions of dollars in awards and settlements for workers. We represent clients on a contingency fee basis, which means we won’t be paid unless we obtain money on your behalf. Call our team for a free initial consultation.

We help employees across New Jersey, including:

• Princeton
• Jersey City
• Newark
• Morris County 
• Somerset County 
• Union County
• Bergen County 
• Burlington County 
• Essex County 
• Mercer County 
• Middlesex County

You Should Not Have to Face Workplace Discrimination

We handle employment lawsuits that arise out of federal and state anti-discrimination laws. Our clients’ lawsuits may involve discrimination or harassment based on the following protected traits:

• Sex or gender
• National origin
• Race
• Religion
• Pregnancy
• Sexual harassment
• Sexual orientation
• Age
• Disability

Federal laws under which you may be able to pursue a workplace discrimination claim include Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). These laws are enforced by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Our lawyers will need to file a charge with the EEOC before pursuing remedies in federal court. Laws like Title VII govern workplaces only when they have a minimum of 15 employees.

The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination is the state law that prohibits employment discrimination. Like certain federal laws, this law applies to workplaces that have at least 15 employees. Traits protected under the law include race, color, creed, nationality, ancestry, national origin, sex, pregnancy, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, atypical hereditary cellular or blood traits, genetic information, disability, military service status, civil union status or domestic partnership status.