Employment Law

Employment law covers a complex network of laws and cases that governs how employers must treat employees, former employees, and applicants for employment. Zuckerman & Fisher has significant experience in interpreting and construing state and federal statutes and caselaw in areas such as illegal discrimination (including age, gender, race, sexual orientation, disability, and national origin), sexual harassment, employee benefits, whistle-blowing (including qui tam actions), wrongful discharge, senior management dismissal, severance package negotiation, and employment contract drafting. The firm pursues claims under the following statutes: the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"), the state and federal Family Leave Acts ("FMLA" and "NJFLA"), the Conscientious Employee Protection Act ("CEPA"), the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination ("NJLAD"), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and Older Worker Benefit Protection Act ("ADEA" and "OWBPA"), and the Prevailing Wage Act ("PWA"). It also pursues related common law claims such as wrongful discharge in violation of public policy, breach of contract, breach of employee handbook, defamation, and infliction of emotional distress.