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Practice Areas

• Labor & Employment

Practice Focus

• Corporate Labor Relations
• Employment Law and Litigation

Education
Syracuse University College of Law
  J.D., 1989
Syracuse University
  B.A., 1986

Bar Admission
New Jersey
New York
Massachusetts
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit

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Jay S. Becker
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Mr. Becker, co-chair of the Labor and Employment Practice Area, devotes his practice to labor relations and employment law and litigation on behalf of management. His experience includes conducting trials, hearings, arbitration and mediation sessions; responding to state and federal administrative agency charges; collective bargaining; drafting employment-related corporate documents such as restrictive covenants, employee handbooks, employment agreements, various stock and compensation plans, and separation/severance agreements. He counsels employers on all employee relations issues including, but not limited to discrimination, hiring, terminations, reductions in force, whistle-blowing, diversity, wage and hour claims, breach of contract, tortious interference claims and employee benefits issues. Mr. Becker is also the co-author of the New Jersey Labor and Employment Law Blog, which is dedicated to provide news and updates regarding all labor and employment matters throughout New Jersey.

Articles/Publications

• "Point: White v. Starbucks: Doing One's Job is Not Whistle-Blowing, NJ Labor & Employment Law Quarterly, May 11, 2012"
• "A Review of the ADAAA Regulations", NJ Labor & Employment Law Quarterly
• "Alexander v. Seton Hall University: Refusal To Depart From Precedent Aligns The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination With The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Of 2009 "
• "'Roa V. Lafe': Post-Employment Retaliation Claims And The Continuing Violation Theory"
• "Legal Q&A", New Jersey Tech News, August, 2010
• "The Affirmative Negative Obligation"
• "Retaliation Actions Under Title VII, CEPA and LAD"
• "New Jersey Supreme Court Holds That Contract Employee May be Discharged for Subjective Reasons"
• "Direct Threats Under the ADA"
• "NJ Goes Its Own Way on Mandatory Arbitration Clauses in Employment Agreements"

Professional Activities

• Member of the New Jersey State Bar Association
• Member of the Society for Human Resource Management

Press Mentions

• "Higher and Higher?,"New Jersey & Company, June 1, 2010
• "Legal Q & A" New Jersey Tech News
• "Fair Warning? A New State Law May Have Businesses Running to their Lawyers" NJ & Company
• "Firing Line" Asbury Park Press
• "When Cancer Strikes" Asbury Park Press
• "Work Related Woes?" Asbury Park Press
• "Cancer in the Workplace" NJ Biz

Honors/Awards Seminars/Presentations

• "Avoiding the Wage and Hour Trap," sponsored by the New Jersey Business and Industry Association, February 24, 2012
• "When Cancer Affects an Employee," sponsored by the American Cancer Society, March 8, 2007
• "Current Events," JSAHR Legal Seminar, sponsored by the Jersey Shore Association for Human Resources, November 20, 2003
• "Discrimination and Harassment in the Workplace," JSAHR Employment Law Seminar, sponsored by the Jersey Shore Association for Human Resources, November 7, 2002
• "Human Resources and the Law," October 27, 2002
• "Personnel Law Update," sponsored by the Council on Education in Management, October 1-2, 1998

Other Professional and Personal Information
Mr. Becker has appeared as a guest speaker/lecturer at numerous labor and employment law related seminars in various states, and has authored a number of labor and employment law related articles, many of which appeared in nationally circulated publications. He is often quoted/cited in the Asbury Park Press.

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