In some of Ms. O’Reilly’s employment law matters, she has:

Obtained a verdict of no cause on claims that the firm’s client breached an employment contract and an implied promise of employment to the plaintiff employee;

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Obtained a verdict of no cause on claims that the firm’s client discriminated against an employee based upon an alleged handicap; in that same litigation obtained a verdict of no cause on tort claims asserted against individual defendants;

Obtained a verdict of no cause on claims that the firm’s client discriminated against six employees on the basis of their national origin and religion; in that same litigation, obtained a verdict against one of the plaintiffs on the employer’s counterclaim for conversion, breach of duty of loyalty and invasion of privacy;

Obtained a verdict of no cause on claims that the firm’s client discriminated against a female employee on the basis of gender in the non-renewal of her term employment contract;

Obtained summary judgment on claims that the firm’s client discriminated against the plaintiff on the basis of his national origin and religion;

Obtained summary judgment on claims that the firm’s client discriminated against a female employee on the basis of pay and failure to promote her;

Obtained a favorable settlement during trial on behalf of the firm’s client on claims of race-based harassment brought by two employees;

Obtained a favorable settlement during trial for the firm’s client on claims of sexual harassment brought by a female employee;

Obtained a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction for the firm’s client, a developer of proprietary computer software technology, on claims that a former employee breached his restrictive covenant;

Obtained a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction for an international construction company on claims that a competitor was pirating its employees and that such former employees were in breach of their confidentiality agreements;

Obtained a temporary restraining order on behalf of the firm’s client, a provider of software for the maintenance of electronic medical records, against a former employee who accepted employment with a competitor;

Conducted several internal investigations for clients of the firm on a wide variety of issues, including allegations by a third party of wrongdoing by senior management; sexual harassment and retaliation claims brought by current employees; whistleblower issues brought by former employees; and allegations of mismanagement and violation of company policy by a management team administrating an internal program for the employer.

Published Decisions

Fritzky v. Aetna Health, Inc., 2010 WL 1186226, D.N.J., March 24, 2010 (Civil Action No. 08-5673 (WJM).)

Thomasian v. New Jersey Institute of Technology, 2009 WL 260791, D.N.J., February 03, 2009 (Civil Case No. 08-2218 (FSH).)

DeVito v. Aetna, Inc., -- F.Supp.2d --, 2008 WL 482847, D.N.J., February 25, 2008 (Civil Action No. 07-0418) (FSH)

Raab v. Borough of Avalon, 392 N.J. Super. 499 (April 30, 2007)

Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Barr Laboratories, Inc., 411 F.Supp.2d 490 (D.N.J. 2006)

In re Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 372 F.Supp.2d 430 (D.N.J. 2005)

Howard Heck and Associates, Inc. v. United States, 134 F.3d 1468 (Fed. Cir. 1998)

Howard Heck and Associates, Inc. v. United States, 37 Fed.Cl. 245 (1997)

General Elec. Co. v. Nintendo Co., Ltd., 983 F.Supp. 512 (D.N.J. 1997)

New Jersey Auto. Ins. Plan v. Sciarra , 103 F.Supp.2d 388 (D.N.J. 1998)

National Utility Service, Inc. v. Huntsman Chemical Corporation, 70 F.Supp.2d 496 (D.N.J. 1999)

Publications

Co-Author, "New Jersey Joins A Growing Number of Jurisdictions in Expressly Prohibiting Discrimination On The Basis Of Gender Identity Or Expression" published in The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel (July/August 2007)

Co-Author, "LAD expansion: Gender identity and gender expression," published in In Re: The Magazine from New Jersey Lawyer (March 26, 2007)

Co-Author, “New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act is Amended,” published in The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel (November 2004)

Co-Author, “Developing and Enforcing Agreements to Arbitrate Employment Disputes,” published in The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel (August 2002)

Author, “Public School Financing Reform: Renewed Interest in the Courthouse but will the Statehouse Follow Suit,” 65 St. John's Law Review 467 (1991)

Professional Activities

Speaker,  “Navigating NJ’s Paid Family Leave” New Jersey Business & Industry Association (NJBIA) Conference (May, July, November 2009)

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