Michael A. Shadiack is a member of the
firm's labor and employment law
practice group, who practices
exclusively in the areas of labor
and employment law on behalf of
management in the private and public
sectors, in addition he represents
non-profit organizations and
institutions of higher education.
Mr. Shadiack provides employers with
pro-active and preventative
counseling on personnel and benefit
issues to ensure compliance with
statutory and common law
requirements, as well as prepares
comprehensive and practical
employment agreements and personnel
policies tailored to each employer’s
specific needs. Mr. Shadiack
defends employers in litigation in
state and federal courts and before
state and federal administrative
agencies. He represents employers
during contract and grievance
arbitrations and collective
bargaining negotiations, defends
unfair labor practice charges, and
conducts employee disciplinary
appeal hearings.
The author of several articles and
professional materials, Mr. Shadiack
has presented as a guest-speaker on
numerous traditional and cutting
edge labor and employment topics. He
has conducted employee training on
avoiding workplace harassment,
employment at-will developments,
hiring and firing practices and
procedures, avoiding retaliation and
discrimination in the workplace,
employee discipline, and formulating
effective personnel policies and
employee handbooks.
Mr. Shadiack is an active leader in
his community by serving on various
boards, committees and volunteer
organizations.
Mr. Shadiack has been recognized as
a 2009 New Jersey Super Lawyers
Rising Star.
In law school, Mr. Shadiack was
Associate Editor of the Seton
Hall University Journal of Sport Law.
Spagnola v. Town of Morristown et al.,
Civil No.: 05-577 (JLL), 2006 WL 3533726
(D.N.J. December 7, 2006) (dismissing
federal civil rights and constitutional
claims against a private attorney and
his law firm)
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Township of West Milford v. P.B.A. Local
No. 162,
P.E.R.C. No.: 2000-63, 26 NJPER 31042
(January 28, 2000) (granting Township’s
scope of negotiations petition and
restraining binding arbitration over
grievance filed by the PBA challenging
Township’s exercise of managerial
prerogative)
Co-Author (with John K. Bennett, Esq.),
published in New Jersey Lawyer
Magazine. An article on the
exclusive remedy provision under New
Jersey’s Workers’ Compensation Act as it
applies to employees injured on the job.
It focused primarily on recent trends
and established law concerning the
applicability of the exclusivity
provision and its exception. (December,
2003)
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Legal Author, Quantum Frontline
Supervisor published monthly by
Quantum Health Solutions an employee
assistance provider. Mr. Shadiack’s
articles focus on topical employment law
issues, including but not limited to
disability and medical leaves of
absence.
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" Torts - Act of God - Does a Golf
Course Owner and/or Operator Owe a Duty
of Care to Their Patrons to Protect Them
from Lightning Strikes?” 8 Seton Hall
J. Sport L. 301 (1998)
Member of the Society for Human Resource
Management (SHRM)
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Barrister in the Sidney Reitman
Employment Law American Inn of Court
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Elected member of the Morris County
Republican Committee
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Chairman of the Roxbury Township Economic
Development Committee
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Member of the Roxbury Township Planning Board
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Member of the Roxbury Township Republican Club
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Volunteer member of the Make-A-Wish Foundation
of New Jersey
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Member of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity
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Member of the Morris County Economic Development
Corporation
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ICLE Seminar Materials – Prepared written
materials analyzing relevant state and federal
executive and judicial authority as applies to
Project Labor Agreements in the construction
industry, and detailing employment law torts and
non-discrimination causes of action.
Provides employers with daily, proactive
counseling on all aspects of labor
relations and employment law and benefit
issues;
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Prepares comprehensive and practical
employment agreements and personnel
policies tailored to each employer’s
specific needs;
•
Represents private and public sector
employers in employment-related
litigation in state and federal courts
and before state and federal
administrative agencies;
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Represents private and public sector
employers during contract and grievance
arbitrations and during collective
bargaining negotiations, defends unfair
labor practice charges, and conducts
employee disciplinary appeal hearings.
