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Hudson County Employment Lawyers
Our Hudson County employment lawyers represent employees in all areas of employment law throughout the state of New Jersey. The Hudson County discrimination lawyers of Smith Eibeler represent residents and individuals who work in Hudson County in claims of wrongful termination, sexual harassment, sex discrimination, hostile work environment, discrimination, FMLA reasonable accommodation, pregnancy leave, severance agreements, equal pay act, unemployment appeals and non-competition litigation. Our law firm is located in Monmouth County at the Bell Works building in Holmdel, New Jersey.
Hudson County, New Jersey
Hudson County stretches from North Bergen in the north, East Newark in the west, Bayonne in the south, and Hoboken to the east. It is bordered to the east by the Hudson River and the New York Bay, and to the west by the Newark Bay and the Hackensack River. According to the 2010 Census, the county has a total area of 62.31 square miles, including 16.12 square miles of water. The Hudson County Park System is made up of Washington Park, Hudson County Park, and Lincoln Park, among others. Surprisingly, well known Ellis Island and Liberty Island also fall within Hudson County’s borders.
There are many different employment opportunities for employees to work within Hudson County, including in the fiance, health care, legal and food and service industries. Our Hudson County sexual harassment lawyers have successfully litigated claims on behalf of employees who live or work in Hudson County or against employers who operated their business in Essex County in a range of employment related claims, including equal pay, sexual harassment and retaliation. According to Choose New Jersey, the biggest employers in Hudson County include the United States Postal Service, UBS Financial Services, John Wiley and Sons Inc., Goldman Sachs and Co Inc., Hanover Direct, The Children’s Place Inc., Bayonne Hospital, New Jersey City University, JP Morgan Chase Bank, and Hoboken University Medical Center.
Hudson County is also home to multiple concert venues and entertainment centers. White Eagle Hall, The Landmark Loew’s Jersey Theatre, and Monty Hall are all music halls in Jersey City. RPM Raceway, an indoor go-kart track, is also located in Hudson County. The county’s best restaurants include 15 Fox Place in Jersey City, Dino and Harry’s in Hoboken, and Charrito’s in Weehawken.
The Hudson County school system includes a wide range of both public and private schools. The county’s public high schools include Harrison High School, North Bergen, and Hudson County School of Technology. Private high schools include The Hudson School, St. Peter’s Preparatory School, and Rising Star Academy. Several colleges are also located within Hudson County, such as Hudson County Community College, New Jersey City University, Saint Peter’s University, and Stephen’s Institute of Technology.
Hudson County was named after the legendary explorer Henry Hudson, who claimed the area in 1609. The county was established in 1840. According to the 2010 Census, the county now houses 634,266 people, with 148,355 families. The average age of the residents is 34.2, and the median income for a given household was $40,293 in 2000. Famous persons living in or originally from the county include Hoboken-born Frank Sinatra, Jersey City’s Martha Stewart, and George R. R. Martin.
Practice Areas of our Hudson County Sexual Harassment Lawyers
Some of the practice areas our Hudson County employment lawyers have successfully litigated claims on behalf of employees who live or work in Hudson County include the following:
- New Jersey Family Leave Act
- Family and Medical Leave Act
- Harassment Investigations
- Law Against Discrimination
- Americans With Disabilities Act
- Constructive Discharge
- Disability Discrimination
- Reasonable Accommodation
- Domestic Violence Discrimination
- National Origin Discrimination
- Pregnancy Discrimination
- Pregnancy Accommodation
- Religious Discrimination
- School Bullying
- Sexual Harassment
- Sexual Orientation Discrimination
- LGBT Discrimination
- Title VII
- Hostile Work Environment
- Quid Pro Quo Sexual Harassment
- Workplace Retaliation
- New Jersey Sales Representatives’ Rights Act
- Restrictive Covenants
- Sales Commission Agreements
- Sales Commission Law
- Severance Agreements
- Unemployment Appeals
- Wage Payment Law
- Whistleblower Retaliation
Hudson County Superior Court
The Superior Court for Hudson County is located at 595 Newark Ave, Jersey City, New Jersey. Our New Jersey employment lawyers can file a lawsuit and have it properly venued in Hudson County if one of the parties lives in Hudson County or if the employer regularly conducts business within Hudson County.
Directions from our Employment Law Office at Bell Works, Holmdel, New Jersey to the Hudson County Superior Court:
- Take Red Hill Road to the Garden State Parkway North
- Take exit 129 and merge onto I-95 North
- Take exit 12 for I-78 East
- Take the exit for Columbus Drive
- Left onto Monmouth Street
- Left onto Newark Ave
- Right onto Lott Street
- Right onto Newark Ave
CONTACT US TO SPEAK TO ONE OF OUR HUDSON COUNTY EMPLOYMENT LAWYERS
Should you or a family member have an employment related legal issue and are in need of a Hudson County employment lawyer, please call our office today to discuss the facts and circumstances of your employment related legal issue.