Jerrold F. Goldberg has been practicing in virtually all aspects of labor and employment law since 1979, including the traditional labor/union-management area, employment discrimination, executive employment, severance agreements and wage and hour laws.
He represents management clients in diverse enterprises including the health care, entertainment, hotel, restaurant, building service, construction, retail and service industries in matters ranging from state and federal administrative proceedings, drafting personnel policy manuals and discrimination issues such as sexual harassment and the Americans with Disabilities Act to employment agreements and restrictive covenant litigation.
He has extensive experience representing virtually all aspects of union avoidance and organizational work, as well as substantial motion and trial experience in both traditional labor matters such as arbitration, N.L.R.B. proceedings, strike and picketing injunctive actions and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) proceedings before state and local administrative agencies and federal and state courts.
Areas of Concentration
· EEO litigation
· Collective bargaining negotiations and arbitration
· Drafting of employment agreements/severance and release agreements/non-compete and non-solicit agreements
· Wage and hour litigation
Professional & Community Involvement
· Member, American Bar Association
· Member, Association of the Bar of the City of New York
· Executive Committee, State of Israel Bonds, Hotel Division
· Director, Cedarhurst Little League, Sponsorship
Awards & Recognition
· Listed, The Best Lawyers in America (2012)
· Team Member, Law360 "Employment Practice Group of the Year" (2011)
· Listed, AVENUE magazine, "Legal Elite," Real Estate (April 2011)
· Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, New York Super Lawyers (2006-2007, 2011)
· Rated, AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5
Articles, Publications, & Lectures
Articles
· Quoted, "New type of hiring discrimination claim in works," Business Insurance, February 28, 2011
· Author, "Do You Know How to Act? (CRA, FMLA and FLSA)," The Business Owner, March and April 2003
Lectures
· Panelist, "How To Handle An Employment Discrimination Case," New York County Lawyers Association, May 2011
· Panelist, "Cooks and Cases: Celebrity Chefs, Contracts & Laws - Straight From the Kitchen," American Bar Association Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries, October 14, 2011
· Speaker, "Dealing With Building Employees," New York County Lawyers' Association, March 3, 2010
Miscellaneous
· Quoted, "Rewarding the Crew Aboard a Sinking Ship," The New York Times, May 20, 2001