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Jason C. Gavejian is a Principal in the Morristown, New Jersey, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. and a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) with the International Association of Privacy Professionals.
Mr. Gavejian represents management exclusively in all aspects of employment litigation, including restrictive covenants, class-actions, harassment, retaliation, discrimination and wage and hour claims in both federal and state courts. Additionally, Mr. Gavejian regularly appears before administrative agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), the New Jersey Division of Civil Rights, and the New Jersey Department of Labor. His practice also focuses on advice/counseling employers regarding daily workplace issues.
Mr. Gavejian represents companies with respect to inquiries from the HHS/OCR, state attorneys general, and other agencies alleging wrongful disclosure of personal/protected information. Mr. Gavejian negotiates vendor agreements and other data privacy and security agreements, including business associate agreements. His work in the area of privacy and data security includes counseling and coaching clients through the process of investigating and responding to breaches of the personally identifiable information (PII) or protected health information (PHI) they maintain about consumers, customers, employees, patients, and others, while also assisting clients in implementing policies, practices, and procedures to prevent future data incidents.
Mr. Gavejian’s litigation experience, coupled with his privacy practice, provides him with a unique view of many workplace issues and the impact privacy, data security, and social media may play in actual or threatened lawsuits.
Mr. Gavejian regularly provides training to both executives and employees and regularly speaks on current privacy, data security, monitoring, recording, BYOD/COPE, biometrics (BIPA), social media, TCPA, and information management issues. His views on these topics have been discussed in multiple publications, including the Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle (SFGATE), National Law Review, Bloomberg BNA, Inc.com, @Law Magazine, Risk and Insurance Magazine, LXBN TV, Business Insurance Magazine, and HR.BLR.com.
Mr. Gavejian is the Co-Chair of Jackson Lewis’ Hispanic Attorney Resource Group, a group committed to increasing the firm’s visibility among Hispanic-American and other minority attorneys, as well as mentoring the firm's attorneys to assist in their training and development. Mr. Gavejian also previously served on the National Leadership Committee of the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) and regularly volunteers his time for pro bono matters.
Prior to joining Jackson Lewis, Mr. Gavejian served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Richard J. Donohue on the Superior Court of New Jersey, Bergen County.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Jason C. Gavejian
- Social Media and the Real Estate Industry: The Importance of a Well-Crafted Policy - (Posted On Sunday, October 31, 2021)
- DOJ Announces Cybersecurity Enforcement Initiative Targeting Federal Contractors - (Posted On Monday, October 18, 2021)
- California Expands Privacy and Security Requirements for Genetic Data - (Posted On Friday, October 08, 2021)
- Health App Alert: FTC Expands Scope Health Breach Notification Rule - (Posted On Tuesday, October 05, 2021)
- Illinois Panel Issues Important Ruling on BIPA Statute of Limitations - (Posted On Monday, September 20, 2021)
- Baltimore Officially Bans Private Use of Facial Recognition Technology - (Posted On Thursday, September 09, 2021)
- FBI/CISA Alert: Increased Likelihood of Ransomware Attacks Over Labor Day Weekend - (Posted On Friday, September 03, 2021)
- As Facial Recognition Technology Surges, Organizations Face Privacy and Cybersecurity Concerns, and Fraud - (Posted On Wednesday, July 28, 2021)
- Connecticut Enacts Safe Harbor from Punitive Damages in Data Breach Cases - (Posted On Friday, July 23, 2021)
- Supreme Court Weighs in on School Regulation of Students’ Social Media Speech - (Posted On Monday, July 05, 2021)