Jennifer Schwartz is a Principal in the Miami, Florida, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. Since 2001, she has specialized in the defense of employment-related disputes and has successfully litigated single plaintiff and class action cases alleging wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination, wage and hour violations, violation of non-competition and non-solicitation agreements, and unfair business practices.
Ms. Schwartz also represents employers in matters before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the United States Department of Labor, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the Florida Commission on Human Relations, the Florida Department of Agency Hearings, the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, and other state and local agencies charged with enforcing employment laws. In addition to her litigation practice, Ms. Schwartz assists employers in complying with federal and state employment laws, as well as in implementing preventive measures to avoid litigation, including the formulation of personnel policies and procedures. She has conducted training seminars on, among other things, prevention of discrimination and harassment in the workplace and wage and hour compliance. She is a frequent speaker on a variety of workplace law topics.
