My question involves labor and employment law for the state of: NJ
* At-Will says it all, "let go-anytime-any reason-or no reason at all."
* Protected activity-you observe and/or experience employees working off the clock in your production measured job-they don't complain-they just keep working-boss knows- and says nothing.
* I don't work off the clock-i work when i'm paid to work-and my output is less. I filed a wage complaint and the investigation was accurate and the employer corrected the mistake (H.R. Told me)
* Younger workforce runs the company-older workers - like me who desire to get promoted cannot-or maybe it's just me
* I made a mistake by asking my boss how can metrics be accurate if people work off the clock?
* the lesson is this: "Employers have the upper hand. If you see wrong doing, keep quiet and just do your job. Since i'm mid-age, I have to accept I can't get promoted. I have the education and experience.
* got written up for a made up reason that I can't dispute. Employers can say and/do anything as long as it's not overt (discrimination-based on those protected classes).
* why bother documenting, or claiming retaliation or contacting an employment atty and just keep my head down, do my job and let my employer do as they please.
* I really have no rights. I have to accept the situation and since I can't get work anywhere else (i've tried and i have no money to start my own biz, I live check to check on 1700/month).
* I may have all the documentation, but after reading some of these posts, it sounds like unless you were sexually harassed, experienced pregnancy discrimination, or anything overt, the subtle forms of retaliation (shunning, write-ups, lack of advancement) all pretty much legal.
* Even if you went to EEOC, companies have their own attorneys. They know more than the employee.
* so, then there's no need to waste an employment attys valuable time.
Right?

