Keating Law Firm represents employees whose rights were violated by their employers.
For some, this may be in the form of a wrongful termination, constructive discharge, hostile work environment, unlawful retaliation, failure to promote or hire, demotion, or unpaid wages. As a New Jersey employee facing workplace injustice, you deserve more than just legal representation—you need an advocate who truly understands what you’re going through. I’m Attorney Chris Keating, and I personally handle every case that comes through my door, ensuring you’re never just another file number in a large firm’s cabinet.
When you face workplace injustice in New Jersey, you need more than just someone with a law school diploma. You need an experienced employment attorney who takes the time to understand your situation, knows the relevant laws, develops a thoughtful and aggressive strategy, and fights for you at every stage of your case.
Attorney Chris Keating works directly with every employment client who hires Keating Law Firm, and he will never let you or your case become just another file. Contact Keating Law Firm for a free and confidential consultation with an experienced New Jersey employment lawyer.
Discrimination and Harassment
No worker should tolerate unfair treatment based on personal characteristics protected from discrimination under federal and state law. Thankfully, in New Jersey, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) provides broad protections for employees and applies to all employers regardless of size.
Attorney Chris Keating represents employees who experience discrimination and harassment in all forms, including race and national origin discrimination, sex and gender discrimination, age discrimination, disability discrimination, religious discrimination, and sexual harassment.
Wage and Hour Claims
New Jersey employers must pay workers fairly for every hour they work at regular intervals, according to the New Jersey’s Wage and Hour Law (WHL) and Wage Payment Law (WPL). This includes regular time wages, overtime wages, and even commissions.
Attorney Chris Keating pursues claims against companies that steal wages through unpaid overtime, minimum wage violations, illegal tip pooling, and misclassification of employees as independent contractors. New Jersey law allows workers to recover unpaid wages, liquidated damages, and attorney’s fees and costs from employers who violate their rights.
Whistleblower Protection
Employees who report illegal activity in the workplace deserve protection from employer retaliation. The New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA) provides strong safeguards for workers who refuse to participate in illegal conduct, complain internally to their employer, or report violations to outside authorities. This can include violations of regulations under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the New Jersey Division of Developmental Disabilities (NJ-DDD), or the New Jersey Department of Health (NJ-DOH).
Attorney Chris Keating represents whistleblowers who expose workplace safety violations, fraud against government programs, abuse and neglect in healthcare facilities and group homes, and other employer practices that violate state and federal laws, rules or regulations.
Wrongful Termination and Retaliation
Employers cannot fire workers for exercising their legal rights or reporting unlawful conduct. Attorney Chris Keating handles wrongful termination cases involving unlawful retaliation against victims of discrimination and harassment, whistleblowers, and employees who file for workers’ compensation benefits.
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Violations
The federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides eligible employees up to 12 weeks of job-protected leave for the birth or adoption of a child, and for a serious health condition. The New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJFLA), under N.J.S.A. 34:11B-4, also provides 12 weeks of job-protected family leave to bond with a new child or care for a family member with a serious health condition.
Keating Law Firm represents workers whose employers deny or interfere with their rights under medical and parental leave laws, or whose employers retaliate against them for requesting or using one or more of these protected leaves.
Contact a New Jersey Employment Lawyer
You have rights and you should consult with an experienced employment attorney if you believe they have been violated. Call (856) 519-5011 to schedule a free and confidential consultation with Attorney Chris Keating at Keating Law Firm.
Keating Law Firm represents workers in every county in New Jersey in matters of unlawful discrimination, whistleblower retaliation, and unpaid wages.