Jacqueline Voronov
Biography
Jacqueline Voronov is a Partner in the firm’s office in Paramus, New Jersey, and she represents management in a wide variety of employment matters and litigating employment claims before administrative agencies and state and federal courts. Her clients include major hotels, retailers, shipping companies, assisted living facilities/nursing homes, manufacturers, and national fast-food franchisees.
Jacqueline’s litigation experience includes the defense of employers in single and multi-plaintiff actions on claims of wrongful discharge, sexual harassment, race, national origin, gender, disability and age discrimination, breach of contract, family medical leave, failure to accommodate, retaliation, wage/hour laws, and related tort claims. Jacqueline also works with her clients to prepare various employment agreements (including non-compete, confidentiality, independent contractor, and separation agreements). She has extensive experience before various administrative tribunals, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the State Division of Human Rights (SDHR), Division of Civil Rights (DCR), and other state, federal, and local agencies.
In addition, Jacqueline frequently conducts management training for employers on a wide variety of employment law topics, such as:
- EEO/anti-harassment
- employee recruiting and hiring practices
- family and medical leave
- reasonable accommodations for disabilities and religion
- preventing and investigating harassment, discrimination, and whistleblower claims
- wage and hour compliance
- discipline and termination of employees
- privacy in the workplace
Jacqueline is regularly invited to speak nationally on best practices and other employment-related issues. Before joining the firm, she worked for one of the country’s largest law firms, where she defended employers in a wide range of labor and employment matters, including wage and hour class actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), claims related to the New York State Human Rights Law (NSHRL), the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD), the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA) and Title VII.
Jacqueline was selected for inclusion as a New Jersey Rising Star by Super Lawyers® for six consecutive years (2010-2016), which honors the top 2.5% of young lawyers in New Jersey.
Experience
Jacqueline defends employers in the full spectrum of labor and employment claims. She has a successful track record in defending clients in wrongful termination, sexual harassment, race, gender, national origin, disability and age discrimination, and other employment matters. She also prepares and defends employment contracts and separation matters, and she has handled numerous labor arbitrations and proceedings before federal, state, and local tribunals.
Credentials
Admitted
State Courts:
- Massachusetts
- New Jersey
- New York
U.S. District Courts:
- U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
- U.S. District Court for District of New Jersey
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
U.S. Courts of Appeal:
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
Education
- J.D., New England School of Law
- B.S., The Pennsylvania State University
Memberships
- Bergen County Bar Association
- Defense Research Institute (DRI)
- New Jersey State Bar Association
- New York City Association of Insurance Women
Recognition
- New Jersey Rising Star, Super Lawyers®, 2011-2016
Presentations
- Building Your Brand: Networking and Marketing One’s Self
Women in Insurance Leadership; ExecuSummit; March 13-14, 2024 - 84 Cents on the Dollar: a Slow Path to Progress
Women in Insurance Leadership; ExecuSummit; March 14, 2023 - The Turnover Tsunami – Top Tips to Effectively Recruit and Retain Staff in a Disruptive Environment
LeadingAge New Jersey & Delaware Annual Expo; June 1, 2022 - The Post-COVID Workplace – ‘Business as Usual’ Looks a Little Different in 2022
Tri-State HRMA Symposium; May 5, 2022
- NO JAB, NO JOB! Employer Mandated COVID-19 Vaccinations
Leading Age New Jersey & Delaware Joint Virtual Conference; June 16, 2021 - Looking Back, Going Forward: Employment Law Issues that Need to be on Every Employer’s Radar in 2021
Tri-State HRMA’s The New Normal Virtual Conference; May 7, 2021 - Family and Medical Leave under the Americans with Disabilities Act
Virtual HR Roundtable for LeadingAge New Jersey & Delaware; January 20, 2021 - Top 10 Tips for Employers To Avoid Employee Claims in the Age of COVID-19
LeadingAge New Jersey & Delaware Annual Meeting; October 20, 2020 - NY Federal Judge Strikes Down COVID-19 Paid Leave Regulation – What Now?
Virtual HR Roundtable with LeadingAge New Jersey & Delaware; August 19, 2020 - Getting Out of The Weeds: An Employer’s Guide to Navigating Marijuana Laws and the Workplace
New Jersey Leading Age Conference; June 12, 2019 - How to Prevent #MeToo from Becoming #YouToo
Marcum Construction Summit, 2018
Publications
- Let the Competition Begin! Everything You Need to Know About the FTC Rule Banning Non-Compete Agreements
HBS Employment Updates Blog; April 25, 2024 - Immigration Law for Employers, with Misty Wilson Borkowski
HBS Litigators Lounge Podcast; April 18, 2024 - Ending Women’s History Month with a Trailblazing Woman: An Interview with Teresa Tomlinson
HBS Litigators Lounge Podcast; March 26, 2024 - Equal Pay Day and the Ongoing Quest for Pay Equity
HBS Litigators Lounge Podcast; March 12, 2024
- “Because of Sex” – Looking Back at 60 Years of Gender Discrimination and Title VII
HBS Litigators Lounge Podcast; February 28, 2024 - The Legal Tightrope: Navigating Employee Social Media Use in the Workplace
Hotel Business Review, February 2024 - Employee or Independent Contractor?: Analyzing New Department of Labor Guidelines
HBS Litigators Lounge Podcast; January 31, 2024 - “I Want Sundays Off!” Religious Accommodations in the Workplace
HBS Litigators Lounge Podcast; January 16, 2024 - The U.S. Department of Labor has Finalized its New Independent Contractor Rule: Here’s What it Means for Your Business
HBS Employment Updates Blog, January 12, 2024 - Likes, Loves, Tweets, and Pics: Social Media in the Workplace
HBS Litigators Lounge Podcast; January 2, 2024 - Remote Work, Mandated Returns, and Reasonable Accommodations
HBS Litigators Lounge Podcast; December 19, 2023 - Key NLRB Decisions Shaping Labor Relations in 2023
Hotel Business Review, December 2023 - When Free Speech Clashes with Anti-Discrimination Laws
Hotel Business Review, October 2023 - You’ve Been Warned – What You Need to Know about New Jersey’s Expanded WARN Act
HBS Employment Updates Blog; May 8, 2023 - Non-Disparagement & Confidentiality Clauses Are Illegal in Severance Agreements, NLRB Rules
HBS Employment Updates Blog; February 23, 2023 - Ten States Sue to Stop The CMS Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Workers
HBS Employment Updates Blog, November 2021 - DOL Publishes Long Overdue COVID Safety Rules For Health Care Settings
HBS Employment Updates Blog, June 2021 - Unionization Efforts in the Time of Covid-19
Tampa Bay Business Journal, April 2021 - Can Employers Mandate Arbitration of NJLAD Claims? The Monmouth County Superior Court Says Yes
HBS Employment Updates Blog, March 2021 - Employer-Mandated Vaccination of the Health Care Workforce to Mitigate the COVID-19 Pandemic
Hall Booth Smith, October 2020 - New York Federal Judge Strikes Down Several Key Parts Of COVID-19 Paid Leave Regulation Including The Definition Of ‘Health Care Provider
HBS Employment Updates Blog, August 2020 - The Health Care Provider Exemption To Emergency Paid Sick Leave In The Families First Coronavirus Act
HBS Employment Updates Blog, April 2020 - What Is Really In Congress’ Emergency Coronavirus Bill? Here’s What You Need To Know
HBS Employment Updates Blog, March 2020 - Coronavirus and the Workplace: Fast Facts For Employers
HBS Employment Updates Blog, March 2020 - Healthcare Employers’ Title VII Obligations To Prevent And Remedy Harassment And Discrimination Extends To Patients
HBS Employment Updates Blog, November 2019 - New Jersey’s Wage Theft Act Just Stiffened Fines And Penalties Against Employers That Don’t Pay Proper Wages – A Lot!
HBS Employment Updates Blog, August 2019 - New York Lawmakers Have Passed Stricter Workplace Harassment Laws (Again) Making It Easier To Bring Claims
HBS Employment Updates Blog, June 2019 - New Jersey Has Outlawed Confidentiality Provisions In Employment Discrimination Settlements
HBS Employment Updates Blog, April 2019 - New Jersey Becomes Tenth State to Provide Workers with Paid Sick Leave
Hall Booth Smith, 2018