John M. O’ConnorMember of the FirmEpstein Becker & Green, P.C.Websitewww.ebglaw.comOrganization ProfileFull ProfileConnectEmail973-639-8547 Professional Biography JOHN M. O'CONNOR is a Member of the Firm in the Labor and Employment practice in the firm's Newark office. He concentrates on employment, labor, and employee benefits law. More Legal and Business Bylines From John M. O’Connor Massachusetts High Court To Weigh In on Forfeiture-for-Solicitation Provisions in Era of Massachusetts Noncompetition Agreement Act - (Posted On Friday, March 14, 2025) New Jersey Extends Benefits and Protections to Workers Impacted by COVID-19 - (Posted On Friday, March 27, 2020) New Jersey Enacts Anti-Retaliation Protections to Workers Impacted by COVID-19 - (Posted On Monday, March 23, 2020) Second Circuit Agrees with NLRB That Employee’s Vulgar Facebook Tirade Against Manager Is Protected Concerted Activity - (Posted On Friday, June 30, 2017) First Circuit Reverses NLRB: Rude Employee Is Not Immune from Termination Solely Because He Was Engaged in Protected Activity - (Posted On Monday, June 12, 2017) New York City Tells Fast Food Employees: “You Deserve A Break Today” By Enacting New Fair Workweek Laws - (Posted On Saturday, June 03, 2017) Predictive Scheduling Finally Takes a Bite Out of the Big Apple - (Posted On Wednesday, May 31, 2017) NLRB Tells Non-Union Workers: “Stop Your ‘Weining’- You Have No Weingarten Rights” - (Posted On Tuesday, May 16, 2017) Age Discrimination in Employment Act: 50 Really Is the New 40 - (Posted On Tuesday, January 17, 2017) Retail Employment: You Snooze, You Don’t Necessarily Lose - (Posted On Monday, October 10, 2016) Pagination Page 1 Next page Next › Current Legal Analysis California’s “Auto Renewal Law” Takes Effect on July 1 by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia California Assembly Advances Bill to Permit Crypto Payments under DFAL by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia CFPB and Pawn Store Operator to Settle MLA Suit by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia FDIC and Maryland End Joint Consent Orders Against Regional Bank by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia FTC Permanently Bans Debt Collector for UDAP and FDCPA Violations by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia Know Your Limits: Insights on Statutory Minimum Limits for Nursing Facilities by: Aaron J. Campbell , Katherine J. Henry U.S. Supreme Court Reverses ‘Reverse’ Employment Discrimination Pleading Standard by: Samia M. Kirmani , Michael D. Thomas President Signs EO to Restore Gold Standard for Science, Calls for Reevaluation of Biden Administration’s Scientific Integrity Policies by: Lynn L. Bergeson , Richard E. Engler, Ph.D. SCOTUS Declines to Rule on Whether District Court can Certify a Class Containing Uninjured Members by: Garrett Scott Llewellyn New DOL/EBSA Opinion Letter Program Offers a Path to Clarity for Plan Sponsors by: Joseph J. Lazzarotti , Tia L. Martarella California SB 690 Passes California’s Senate, Signaling a Major Step in Redefining Privacy Law and Limiting CIPA Litigation for Online Businesses by: Harrison Brown , Ana Tagvoryan DON’T MESS WITH TEXAS: Amendment to the Regulation of Telephone Solicitation Sitting on the Gov Desk Might Make it the Next Hot State for Litigation! by: Angelika Munger Texas Extends R&D Credit and Implements Other Tax Changes in 89th Legislative Session by: Nikki E. Dobay , Bradley R. Marsh House Advances Tax Legislation: Implications for Tax-Exempt Organizations by: Shira Helstrom , Cameron Custard A Fact-Intensive Inquiry: How California Courts Are Resolving Authenticity Disputes of Electronically Signed Arbitration Agreements by: Jeremy A. Avila Upcoming Events Jun 6 2025 Healthcare Insights: Navigating Change Under the New Administration Jun 9 2025 The First 100 Days and Beyond Under the New Administration | Session 4: FDA-Regulated Products, Consumer Goods and Advertising Practices Jun 10 2025 Energy Emergency: Agency Implementation of Executive Order 14156 in Permitting and Review Jun 10 2025 Update on EU Sustainability Regulations Print