When disputes arise, we stand ready to vigorously pursue our clients' rights as our attorneys are  also experienced and aggressive litigators. We appear regularly in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies such as the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the United States and State Departments of Labor, the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights, and the New York State Division of Human Rights. Many of our attorneys have been members in the prestigious Sidney Reitman Employment Law Inn of Court, the first Inn of Court in the nation to exclusively focus on labor and employment issues.

From its inception, Cole Schotz has been known for its labor and employment law expertise. One of the firm's founders, David Cole, a noted labor arbitrator and mediator, served as Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, and counseled every U.S. President from Harry S. Truman to Gerald R. Ford in national labor crises. We continue that fine tradition today.

Our employment attorneys are involved in, among other things:

• Employment litigation defense
• Complex litigation, such as class and collective actions and multi-party suits
• Wage-hour and other labor standards issues including defense of collective and class activity
• Representation before administrative agencies
• Negotiation of separation/severance packages
• Preparation of employment contracts, including restrictive covenants and nondisclosure agreements 
• Preparation and review of employee manuals and employment policies
• Counseling with regard to personnel matters
• Investigation of harassment complaints
• Conducting training regarding sexual and other unlawful harassment
• Restructuring, downsizing and other corporate transactions
• OSHA compliance and other safety and health issues

Representative Clients

• Alfred Sanzari Enterprises, Inc.
• Brosnan Risk Consultants, Ltd.
• BNV Home Care Agency, Inc.
• Edenbridge Pharmaceuticals
• Empire CLS Worldwide Chauffeured Services
• Goya Foods, Inc.
• Hillcrest Gardens, Inc.
• Inserra Supermarkets, Inc.
• Lotito Foods, Inc.
• MBI Group
• S & A United Home Care Services
• Unique Photo, Inc.
• Uniteller Financial Services
• V. Paulius & Associates
• Van Ness Plastics, Inc.
• Vitaquest International LLC