How to take action if you are unable to access your rights.

If your employer does not want to negotiate options with your or if they refuse to cooperate and follow the law, there are several ways you can take action to enforce your rights.

1.  Learn about your rights and take notes. 

You can learn a lot about your rights here, but depending on what situation you are facing, there may be other protections or laws that could help you. Contact us or reach out to a local worker rights community organization, will help get you the proper support.  Fore more details about your rights beyond leave, you can visit, http://myworkrights.nj.gov/

If you have questions specific to your rights to paid leave you can fill this form and we will contact you: https://bit.ly/WorkerRightsConsejo

2.  Reach out and connect with coworkers and local worker organizations.  

It can be helpful to connect with coworkers, or if you have a union or a health and safety committee you may want to start there! Speaking with coworkers you feel comfortable talking to about your issue can help — maybe they have the same concerns or similar experiences. You can discuss how to take action together. There is always more power in numbers. And again, find out if there is a local community organization that can support you in your area.

3.  Inform your employer of the law and keep notes.

Your employer may know about their obligations under the law or they may not. If you feel comfortable speaking with your employer, you may want to let them know what you have learned. You could consider attempting to leave the information with them anonymously or it could come from a group of workers. Also, try to keep proof and document your conversation and communications with your employer as best you can. Keeping notes about the details of your situation can be helpful later.

4.  File a complaint with the appropriate state agency or contact a lawyer.

There are several state agencies you can contact if you think your employer is not following the law. You can start at the new NJDOL webpage to see the full details of protections and on the right hand side of this page you can see details about how to bring a complaint to enforce the new Executive Order. You can also contact an attorney to see if bringing a private right of action might be a viable option for you. You could start by contacting the free Legal Services of NJL www.lsnj.org