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 SCOTUS Decision on Nationwide Injunctions: Trump v. Casa and Its Impact on Federal Litigation by: Anthony O. Maceira EPA to Reconsider Asbestos Part 1 Risk Management Rule Following Legal Challenge by: Kathryn A. Bursick , L. Claire Hansen SCOTUS’s CASA Decision Ends Nationwide Injunctions, Creating Uncertainty Around Enforcement of Executive and Agency Actions by: Stephanie L. Adler-Paindiris , Eric R. Magnus Beltway Buzz, June 27, 2025 by: James J. Plunkett Cal/OSHA’s Significant Revisions to Proposed Workplace Violence Regulation Would Create More Obligations for More Employers by: Michael R. Watts , Sierra Vierra OFCCP Solicits Voluntary Updates on Contractors’ Wind-Down of EO 11246 Obligations by: Lauren B. Hicks , Christopher J. Near Long-Term Care and the Family Farm: Legal Planning to Preserve Agricultural Assets by: Jane Francis Nowell , Peter B. von Stein A New Era Begins: NCAA Amateurism Is Out as Direct Athlete Compensation + College Sports Commission Enter the Arena by: Bernard G. Dennis III , Jason S. Kaner Pennsylvania Moves Closer to $15 Minimum Wage as Bill Advances to Senate by: Stephanie Peet , Daniel F. Thornton China’s National People’s Congress Passes Amended Anti-Unfair Competition Law by: Aaron Wininger Timing Is Everything: SCOTUS Shuts Down Retiree’s ADA Post-Employment Benefits Claim by: Katharine C. Weber , Luke P. Breslin OFCCP Invites Voluntary Disclosures from Federal Contractors Regarding Executive Order 14173 by: Laura A. Mitchell , Nicole Trotta HSE Begins Public Consultation on CLP Reform Proposal by: Lynn L. Bergeson , Carla N. Hutton New Agreement to Accelerate Importation of Health Products Through PAHO by: Gustavo A. Alcocer , Alejandro Luna Fandiño Pending State Housing Laws: Expedited Approval of Post-Entitlement Permits by: Caroline Guibert Chase , Nicholas DuBroff Upcoming Events Jul 2 2025 Top Tips for Employers – Drug Testing Policies, Administration, & Litigation Jul 8 2025 Environmental Essentials Webinar - EPA’s Proposed Repeal of the Carbon Pollution Standards for Power Plants: Implications for the Rest of Industry Jul 9 2025 Employment Law in the US Jul 10 2025 Checkmate: Making the Right Moves in Complex Workplace Investigations Print
