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 Victory Lap: Extraterritorial Injunction Permitted for Breach of Settlement Agreement by: Kavya Rallabhandi Foley Automotive Update July 24, 2025 by: Ann Marie Uetz , Vanessa L. Miller BUY AWAY?: Another Court Holds Offers to Buy Real Estate Are Not “Telephone Solicitations” Under the TCPA’s DNC Provisions by: Eric J. Troutman Who Can File an Ultra-Processed Food Lawsuit? by: Dr. Nick Oberheiden Valve Turned: Prosecution History Estoppel Applies to Closely Related Claims by: Anisa Noorassa CALLIER CLASS KILLER: Callier Deemed Atypical to Represent Class– And Everyone He Has Sued in a Class Action Should Take Note by: Eric J. Troutman Q&A: Essential Questions to Ask When Preparing Your Commercial Property’s Hurricane Insurance Policy by: Carlton D. Wilde III Safety Perspectives From the Dallas Region: Anatomy of an OSHA Whistleblower Investigation, Part 1 [Podcast] by: Frank D. Davis , John Surma Beyond the Ban: Employer Considerations after SCOTUS’s Gender Care Ruling by: Kathryn A. English , Lisa Pierce Reisz Applicant-Admitted Prior Art May Inform but Can’t Be Basis for IPR Challenges by: Ashley K. Justice Texas Judge Strikes Down HIPAA’s Reproductive Health Amendment by: Patricia M. Wagner , Lisa Pierce Reisz How to Train Your AI Model: Copyright Law and the Future of Large Language Models by: Michael R. Beckwith Managers Who Use ChatGPT to Promote Employees – What Could Go Wrong? by: A.J. Bahou , Katherine E. Griffin USDA Announces Launch of a 5-Part Plan to Bolster Food Safety by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman Refresher on California’s CROWN Act by: Angela S. Rho , Veena Bhatia Upcoming Events Jul 24 2025 Opportunity Zone 2.0 – Navigating the One Big Beautiful Bill’s New Opportunity Zone Framework Jul 24 2025 AI In the Workplace: Legal Implications for EPLI Claims in 2025 and Beyond Jul 29 2025 Real Estate Lunch & Learn Series–Navigating Orderly Sales Jul 30 2025 Local Housing Development Incentives: What's Working? A Bi-Coastal Perspective Print