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Michael J. Slocum focuses his practice on labor and employment law, including the defense of discrimination, retaliation, wrongful discharge and whistleblower claims. Michael has represented employers in a broad array of industries, including health care and life sciences, pharmaceutical, private security, and retail, and has experience defending against both individual employee claims and class actions.
Prior to joining the firm, Michael practiced in the litigation department of a national firm focused on labor and employment matters in the life sciences industry, where he served as Editor of that firm's "False Claims Act Quarterly." He has experience representing clients at the trial and appellate levels in state and federal courts, as well as before a variety of state and federal administrative agencies.
Michael served as Law Clerk to the Honorable Donald S. Coburn of the New Jersey Appellate Division before entering private practice.
Michael has written and spoken numerous times on a multitude of issues facing employers in diverse industries. In addition to many client alerts and online articles, Michael was a contributing author to "Avoiding Liability for Unconscious Bias and Subtle Discrimination" published in the New Jersey Law Journal in December 2008, as well as a chapter on the False Claims Act in the 2010 edition of "Health Law and Compliance Update." Michael was a speaker at a September 2008 seminar "The New Jersey FCA: Perspectives and Insight," as well as the firm's May 2013 "Taking Care of Business: An Annual Update on Labor and Employment Law" seminar.
Concentrations
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Labor and employment litigation and counseling
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Federal and state False Claims Acts
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Whistleblower claims
More Legal and Business Bylines From Michael J. Slocum
- New Jersey Federal Court Declares State’s New Equal Pay Act Does Not Apply Retroactively – Will State Courts Agree? - (Posted On Wednesday, January 23, 2019)
- GT’s Labor & Employment Law Update 2017 - (Posted On Monday, February 05, 2018)
- Fifth Circuit Court Invalidates DOL Overtime Rule, Holds Increased Salary Test is Contrary to Congressional Intent and Exceeds DOL Authority - (Posted On Friday, September 01, 2017)
- National Labor Relations Board Extends Reach of Browning-Ferris Joint Employment - (Posted On Monday, September 05, 2016)
- Sixth Circuit Rejects Telecommuting Demand from Employee - (Posted On Monday, April 20, 2015)
- Ellerth/Faragher Officially Comes to New Jersey: State Supreme Court Recognizes Affirmative Defense to Hostile Environment Harassment Claims for Employers - (Posted On Friday, February 20, 2015)
- Only ‘Whistleblowers’ Need Apply: District Court Concludes Simply Engaging in Protected Activity is Insufficient to Invoke Dodd-Frank Protection - (Posted On Friday, December 12, 2014)
- Welcome to ESTA: New York City's 'Earned Sick Time Act' Comes into Effect, Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) Proposes New Rules - (Posted On Friday, April 11, 2014)
- Will Your Company Be Wearing New SOX? – Supreme Court Expands Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Protection to Employees of Privately-Held Companies - (Posted On Tuesday, March 11, 2014)
- New York City Extends Human Rights Law to Pregnant Women with 'Pregnant Workers Fairness Act' - (Posted On Friday, October 11, 2013)