Labor and Employment Law Labor and employment issues are at the heart of any business. Whether the client is an international organization with thousands of employees, or a smaller business trying to compete, every business has labor and employment matters that need expert attention. Our labor and employment attorneys represent clients facing claims of wrongful discharge, breach of employment contracts, alleged discrimination, and retaliation under the ADEA, Title VII, ADA, FMLA, NJLAD, and violation of other federal and state anti-discrimination and whistle-blower statutes. We also have extensive experience counseling clients concerning restrictive covenants and trade secrets and in related litigation. We are accomplished trial lawyers in this field, taking difficult cases to jury verdicts with successful outcomes. We have also achieved highly successful results short of trial, including awards of summary judgment dismissing whistle-blower suits, discrimination and retaliation actions, and common-law wrongful discharge claims. We represent employers in traditional labor matters, such as NLRB proceedings, union organizing campaigns, collective bargaining, labor arbitrations, enjoining strike misconduct and unlawful picketing. The team also represents employers sued by individuals, labor organizations, and government agencies for terminating or altering employee benefits, including retiree-medical benefits, withdrawing from or terminating multi-employer plans, and other alleged denials of benefits under ERISA, LMRA, ADEA and various state laws. We provide counseling that is forward-looking, helping clients to make employment-related decisions intended to avoid or reduce the risks of litigation. We also represent domestic and foreign corporations in their employment-related immigration matters, including obtaining work visas for foreign nationals and permanent resident status for key employees. Contact: Tricia B. O'Reilly Partners/Counsel: John W. Bissell Kevin R. Gardner Marc D. Haefner John P. Lacey M. Trevor Lyons Kathleen S. Murphy Tricia B. O'Reilly Peter J. Pizzi Michael A. Shadiack       About Us | Practice Areas | News | Attorneys | Publications Career Opportunities | Locations | Contact