Jersey City

Our Jersey City employment lawyers represent employees in all areas of employment law throughout the state of New Jersey. The Jersey City sexual harassment lawyers of Smith Eibeler represent residents and individuals who work in Jersey City and Hudson County in claims of sexual harassment, equal pay, sex discrimination, workplace retaliation, disability discrimination, race discrimination, non-compete litigation, severance agreements, sales representative agreements, commission theft and unpaid overtime claims. Our law firm is located in Monmouth County at the Bell Works building in Holmdel, New Jersey.

Jersey City is a city within Hudson County, which is located in northern New Jersey. Jersey City is bordered to the north by Union City and Hoboken, to the west by Secaucus and Kearny, to the south by Bayonne, and the east by the Upper Bay and New York. Jersey City has a total area of 21.080 square miles, which includes 6.286 square miles of water. The town is home to several large parks, including Berry Lane Park, Arlington Park, Bayside Park, Hamilton Park, and Pershing Field.

Jersey City was established in 1820. According to the 2010 Census, there are now 247,597 people, with 57,631 families, living in the town. This makes Jersey City the most populous city in Hudson County. The median age of Jersey City residents is 33.2 years old, and in 2000, the median income of Jersey City households was $37,862.

Jersey City serves as a regional employer, and many New Jersey residents commute to occupations in the city. Various employers in Jersey City include Goldman Sachs, Verisk Analytics, Lord Abbett, Computershare, NEX Group, ADP, Fidelity Investments, and Newport Mall.

Jersey City has a large school system with both public and private schools. Public high schools include William L. Dickinson High School Academy of the Sciences, James L. Ferris High School Academy of International Enterprise, Infinity Institute, and Dr. Ronald E. McNair Academic High School. Private Schools include the Hudson Catholic Regional High School, St. Anthony High School, and St. Peter’s Preparatory School. Jersey City is also home to several institutions of higher education, including New Jersey City University and Saint Peter’s University.

Famous persons who live or have lived in Jersey City include Nathan Lane, Martha Stewart, Akon, Frank Sinatra, Willie Banks, and Shaquille O’Neal . Restaurants in Jersey City include 99 Ranch Market, Madame Claude Bis, Cellar 335, and Renatos.

Some of the practice areas our Jersey City equal pay lawyers have successfully litigated claims on behalf of employees who live or work in Jersey City 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

The Jersey City Municipal Court is located at 365 Summit Ave, Jersey City, New Jersey. Our New Jersey employment lawyers can file a lawsuit and have it properly venued in Hudson County Superior Court, Jersey City if one of the parties lives in Jersey City or if the employer regularly conducts business within Hudson County.

Directions from our Employment Law Office at Bell Works, Holmdel, New Jersey to the Jersey City Municipal Court:

• Follow Red Hill Road to the Garden State Parkway North
• Take exit 129 for I-95 North
• Take exit 14-14A-14B-14C for I-78
• Merge onto I-78 East
• Take exit 14B
• Turn right onto Garfield Ave
• Turn left onto Ivy Place
• Slight right onto Summit Ave

Should you or a family member have an employment related legal issue and are in need of a Jersey City equal pay lawyer or wrongful termination lawyer, please call our office today to discuss the facts and circumstances of your employment related legal issue.