Passaic County Employment Lawyers

Our Passaic County employment lawyers represent employees in all areas of employment law throughout the state of New Jersey. The Passaic County sexual harassment lawyers of Smith Eibeler represent residents and individuals who work in Passaic County in claims of unlawful termination, quid pro quo sexual harassment, workplace discrimination, sexual harassment, age discrimination, sex discrimination, disability discrimination, pregnancy discrimination, equal pay claims, severance agreements, non-compete litigation, unemployment appeals, business litigation, harassment investigations and wage and hour violations. Our law firm is located in Central New Jersey at the Bell Works building in Holmdel, New Jersey, Monmouth County.

Passaic County

Passaic County is located in northeastern New Jersey and is bordered by the counties of Sussex, Morris, Essex, and Bergen. It includes the municipalities of Bloomingdale, Clifton, Haledon, Hawthorne, Little Falls, North Haledon, Passaic, Paterson, Pompton Lakes, Prospect Park, Ringwood, Totowa, Wanaque, Wayne, West Milford, and Woodland Park.

Passaic County stretches from Ringwood in the north, West Milford in the west, Clifton in the south, and Passaic in the east. It is bordered on its northern side by the state of New York. The county has an area of 197.10 square miles, including 12.51 square miles of water. The County Park System is made up of 14 parks and includes Apshawa Preserve, Garret Mountain Reservation, Highlands Rail Trail, and Passaic Riverfront Park.

According to Choose New Jersey, the largest employers in Passaic County include BAE Systems, Toys R Us, Xerox of NYC/Philly metro, GAF Fiber Glass, St. Joseph’s Wayne Hospital, William Paterson University, Ashland Specialty Ingredients, CWA Local 1081, Bayer Health Care Pharmaceuticals, and Giant Tire Service.

Passaic County is home to a wide range of entertainment opportunities, such as Lambert Castle in Paterson, the New Jersey State Botanical Garden in Ringwood, the Haunted House Brighton Asylum in Passaic, and National Natural Landmarks such as Woodland Park. Restaurants in the county include E & V Ristorante, The Shepherd and the Knucklehead, and Thatcher McGhee’s Irish Pub and Eatery.

The school system of Passaic County contains both private and public schools, as well as institutions of higher education. Some of the best public high schools in the county include Wayne Hills High School, Pompton Lakes High School, Passaic County Technical Institute, and Wayne Valley High School. Private schools include the Pioneer Academy of Science, Hawthorne Christian Academy, DePaul Catholic High School, and Mary Help of Christians Academy. Colleges in the county include Berkeley College, William Paterson University, and Passaic County Community College.

Passaic County was established in March of 1837 from areas of Bergen and Essex Counties. According to the 2017 Census, it is now home to more than 512,607 people, with 120,919 families. The median age is 36.1, and the median income for a household in the county was $38,740 in 2000. Notable residents or former residents of Passaic County include Zoe Saldana, Paul Rudd, and Brandon Jacobs.

Practice Areas of our Passaic County Sexual Harassment Lawyers

Some of the practice areas our Passaic County employment lawyers have successfully litigated claims on behalf of employees who live or work in Passaic 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

Passaic County Superior Court

Our New jersey sexual harassment lawyers represent employees in employment lawsuits in the Passaic County Superior Court. The Superior Court for Passaic County is located at 77 Hamilton Street, Paterson, New Jersey. Our New Jersey employment lawyers can file a lawsuit and have it properly venued in Passaic County if one of the parties lives in Passaic County or if the employer regularly conducts business within Passaic County.

Directions from our Employment Law Office at Bell Works, Holmdel, New Jersey to the Passaic County Superior Court:

• Take Red Hill Road to the Garden State Parkway North
• Use the left lane to take exit 155 A for NJ-19 N
• Take the Grand Street exit
• Turn right onto Grand Street
• Turn left onto Main Street
• Turn Right onto De Grasse Street, which becomes Hamilton Street

Contact Us to Speak to one of Our Passaic County Employment Lawyers

Should you or a family member have an employment related legal issue and are in need of a Passaic County employment lawyer, please call our office today to discuss the facts and circumstances of your employment related legal issue.