Sidney L. Gold

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Sidney L. Gold: Attorney with The Gold Law Firm P.C.
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  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
  • Silver Client Champion
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Biography

Mr. Gold is the principal shareholder of the Pennsylvania & New Jersey employment law firm of Sidney L. Gold & Associates, P.C. in Philadelphia, which has been recognized by the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register as a preeminent law firm in the field of employment law and civil rights litigation. His practice, as well as that of the law firm, is exclusively concentrated in the representation of both employees and employers in all aspects of employment related litigation in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, including claims under federal and state anti-discrimination laws and federal civil rights laws. As a New Jersey and Pennsylvania employment lawyer, he has extensive experience counseling employers regarding compliance with Title VII, the ADA, and the ADEA and FMLA. Mr. Gold has significant experience in representing both private sector and public sector employers, including state universities and municipalities in employment and civil rights matters. His labor law firm was lead counsel in the nationwide class action against Abercrombie & Fitch. He has written extensively on issues of employment discrimination and has authored many articles for the Legal Intelligencer and Pennsylvania Law Weekly. Mr. Gold has also given presentations on employment lawto the Philadelphia Bar Association and the Pennsylvania Bar Institute.  He is well-recognized as the preeminent Pennsylvania employment lawyer and is often asked to appear on local news broadcasts to discuss the latest employment law topics of interest.
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Areas of Practice (103)

  • Employment Law (Employer & Employee)
  • Employment Discrimination
  • Employer Liability
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Wrongful Termination
  • Race Discrimination
  • Sex Discrimination
  • Religious Discrimination
  • Pregnancy Discrimination
  • Whistleblower Litigation
  • Qui tam Whistleblowing
  • Business Disputes
  • Minority Shareholder Oppression
  • Business Divorce
  • Family and Medical Leave Act
  • Restrictive Covenants
  • Wage and Hour Law
  • Overtime Claims
  • Severance Packages
  • Contract Law
  • Litigation
  • Trade Secret & Confidential Business Information Misappropriation
  • Non-Competition Agreement Violation
  • Discrimination
  • Labor and Employment
  • Affirmative Action
  • Age Discrimination in Employment
  • Americans With Disabilities Act
  • Caregiver Discrimination
  • Child Labor Law
  • Civil Service
  • Collective Bargaining
  • Confidentiality Agreements
  • Covenants Not To Compete
  • Employee Discipline
  • Employee Drug Testing
  • Employee Leasing
  • Employee Privacy
  • Employee Rights
  • Employer Intentional Torts
  • Employer Rights
  • Employment Arbitration
  • Employment Breach of Contract
  • Employment Civil Rights
  • Employment Claims
  • Employment Class Actions
  • Employment Contracts
  • Employment Defense
  • Employment Disability Discrimination
  • Employment Law
  • Employment Litigation
  • Employment Mediation
  • Employment Practices Liability Insurance
  • Employment Rights
  • Employment Terminiation
  • Employment at Will
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Law
  • Executive Employment Law
  • Executive Severance Contracts
  • Executive Transfers
  • Fair Employment Practices
  • Fair Labor Standards
  • Federal Employment Law
  • Harassment
  • Human Resources Law
  • International Employment Contracts
  • International Labor Law
  • Labor Antitrust
  • Labor Arbitration
  • Labor Law
  • Labor Legislation
  • Labor Relations
  • Labor Strikes
  • Management Employment Law
  • Management Labor Law
  • Minimum Wage Law
  • National Labor Relations Act
  • National Origin Discrimination
  • Negligent Hiring
  • Noncompete Litigation
  • Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation Agreements
  • Outsourcing
  • Personnel Policies
  • Personnel Training
  • Prevailing Wage Litigation
  • Public Sector Collective Bargaining
  • Public Sector Employment Law
  • Public Sector Labor Relations
  • Reductions in Force
  • Retaliatory Discharge
  • Security Clearances
  • Title VII Discrimination
  • Unfair Labor Practices
  • Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)
  • Union Contract Negotiations
  • Union Elections
  • Union Labor Law
  • Union Organization
  • WARN Act
  • Wage and Hour Class Actions
  • Workplace Violence
  • Wrongful Termination Defense
  • Health Law
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Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Pennsylvania State University, B.A., 1972
Law School Attended:
Temple University, J.D., 1975
Year of First Admission:
1975
Admission:
1975, Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second, Third and Fourth Circuits; 1998, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2017, New Jersey; 2015, New York; 1979, District of Columbia
Memberships:
Philadelphia Bar Association (Co-Chair, Labor and Employment Law Committee; Member, Professional Guidance; Federal Courts); National Employment Lawyers Association (Vice Chairman); Pennsylvania Bar Employment Law Institute (Faculty Member).
ISLN:
907035907

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Peer Reviews

5.0/5.0 (1 review)

  • Legal Knowledge

    5.0/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

    5.0/5.0

  • Judgment

    5.0/5.0

  • Communication

    5.0/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    5.0/5.0
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Silver Client Champion

Sydney Gold came to me very highly recommended and as soon as I made contact with him I understood why. I first emailed him at almost midnight EST and within 15 minutes we were on the phone having ou...

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