Aaron Zandy is a Board Certified Specialist in Labor and Employment Law who represents employers and management in all areas of traditional labor and employment law. Aaron is an experienced trial lawyer, having tried a variety of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims under federal and state law. He also has extensive traditional labor law experience, including collective bargaining, union campaigns, and labor arbitrations. As a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), Aaron provides around-the-clock, proactive, and common sense counseling and guidance to employers on every aspect of the employer-employee relationship. As a highly acclaimed and recognized speaker, teacher, and trainer, he regularly provides high-intensity, high-content seminars and classes for human resources professionals and managers.
Recent Experience*
· Defended national staffing company in a sex harassment and retaliation case.
· Provided union-free training for 250 managers for a prominent health care company.
· Assisted multi-national corporation with protecting confidential and proprietary information through complex trade secrets litigation.
· Represented public-sector employer in a unique sex harassment, retaliation, and whistle-blower case.
· Defended large federal contractor in a religious discrimination/failure to accommodate case.
Recent Publications
· "You're Fired For Poor Performance - Despite What Those Evaluations Say," HR Florida Review, Fall 2008
· Ford & Harrison's Wage and Hour Manual, Co-Author and Editor
Honors and Awards
· The Best Lawyers in America - Labor and Employment Law
· Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business
· "Florida's Legal Elite" by Florida Trend magazine
· "Orlando's Best Lawyers" by Orlando Magazine
· "Best of the Bar" by the Orlando Business Journal
· "Best Lawyer" by Florida Monthly magazine
· "Florida Rising Star" by Law & Politics magazine
· AV® Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
*Per Florida Bar rules, information on litigation and other legal successes has not been disclosed but is available upon request.
Industries
Airlines
Banking and Finance
Communications
Education
Food and Beverage
Government
Contractors
Healthcare
Hospitality
Non-Profit
Retail
Security
Staffing
Transportation
Utilities
Memberships
American Bar Association
Florida Bar Association
Orange County Bar Association
Society for Human Resource Management
Central Florida Human Resources Association
North Central Florida Human Resources Association
Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida, Board of Directors
(Board Certified Labor and Employment Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education)