21 Mar Jeffrey M. Daitz
Jeffrey M. Daitz is a Partner in our Paramus, New Jersey office, Co-Chair of the Labor and Employment Law Group, as well as Co-Director of the Employment Practices Liability Insurance Defense Department.
He has more than two decades of experience in employment law, labor management relations, and alternative dispute resolution. Jeffrey’s nationwide practice is focused on defending employers in Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) matters and Directors & Officers (D&O) claims, and he also monitors claims on behalf of carriers. He is often brought in to coordinate local and co-counsel in multiparty and multi-jurisdiction litigation.
Jeffrey specializes in mediating and litigating all types of employment discrimination claims including sexual harassment, hostile work environment, whistle-blowing, retaliation, wrongful discharge, defamation, misappropriation, and a variety of other employment related cases in federal and state courts, through appeals and in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) forums. He also defends clients in administrative proceedings before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and other federal, state and local employment practice agencies, as well as wage/hour audits and other regulatory compliance investigations before the federal and state Departments of Labor (DOL), Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), Department of Health (DOH), and Office of Inspector General (OIG). Jeffrey also represents employers in labor-management disputes, including collective bargaining negotiations.
Clients routinely engage Jeffrey for day-to-day management counseling on issues such as employment policies, contracts, discipline, terminations, leaves of absence, accommodations, complaints, internal investigations, benefits, proprietary information, restrictive covenants, reorganizations, and executive compensation. Jeffrey is a frequent lecturer and guest speaker throughout the country on ever-changing employment laws and best practices. He also provides advice on risk management and loss control, such as comprehensive employment practices audits and sexual harassment and other internal investigations, in addition to providing training and prevention counsel on topics such as best workplace practices and EEO compliance training for human resources, management personnel and in-house counsel.
Jeffrey’s clients include employers in for-profit and not-for-profit industries including healthcare, construction, financial services, property management, insurance, technology, transportation, building services, hotel and hospitality, retail, manufacturing, power and energy and pharmaceutical.
Jeffrey earned a Juris Doctorate from Seton Hall University School of Law. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Temple University where he majored in Accounting, Finance and Economics.
Jeffrey has been selected for inclusion in the list of New Jersey’s Super Lawyers for the past 6 years, 2013-2018, honoring the top 2% of lawyers in New Jersey.
ADMITTED
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Third Circuit Court of Appeals
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
- State of New Jersey
- State of Pennsylvania
- State of New York
EDUCATION
- J.D., Seton Hall University School of Law
- B.A., Temple University
PUBLICATIONS
- “Employer-Mandated Vaccination of the Health Care Workforce to Mitigate the COVID-19 Pandemic,” co-written with Jacqueline Voronov, Esq. and Patt Mullen, 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 Jersey Has Outlawed Confidentiality Provisions In Employment Discrimination Settlements,” HBS Employment Updates Blog, April 2019
- “Untethered NJLAD Front Pay Claims.”
- “Departing From Federal Precedents Construing Federal Discrimination Statutes, New Jersey’s High Court Interprets State Whistleblower Law As Permitting Economic Losses Without A Showing of Actual or Constructive Termination.”
MEMBERSHIPS
- Defense Research Institute
- Professional Liability Underwriting Society (“PLUS”)
- American Bar Association (Labor & Employment)
- New Jersey State Bar Association (Labor & Employment)
- New York State Bar Association (Labor & Employment)
- Pennsylvania State Bar Association (Labor & Employment)
PRESENTATIONS
- Ways in Which the Aging Services Industry Can Tackle Employee Staffing and Turn Over Issues, LeadingAge New Jersey & Delaware Annual Expo, June 1, 2022.
- The Post COVID Workplace – ‘Business as Usual,’ Tri-State HRMA Symposium, May 5, 2022.
- Employer Mandated Vaccinations for Health Care Workers, LeadingAge New Jersey & Delaware Joint Virtual Conference, June 16, 2021.
- What Employers Need to Know About The Latest in Employment Law, 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
Recognitions
- New Jersey Super Lawyers ®, 2013-2021
Joseph Herbert: Anti-Bias Clauses in Construction Contracts Enforceable If Breached
“Best Practices in Creating Smooth Leadership Transitions in Senior Care Organizations,” iAdvance Senior Care article
“100 Kaiser Permanente Workers Posed to Strike Next Week,” Modern Healthcare
Four Hall Booth Smith Attorneys Honored in the 2021 New Jersey Super Lawyers Magazine
New York Federal Judge Strikes Down Several Key Parts of COVID-19 Paid Leave Regulation Including The Definition of “Health Care Provider”
The Health Care Provider Exemption to Emergency Paid Sick Leave in the Families First Coronavirus Act
Jeffrey M. Daitz is a Partner in our Paramus, New Jersey office, Co-Chair of the Labor and Employment Law Group, as well as Co-Director of the Employment Practices Liability Insurance Defense Department.
He has more than two decades of experience in employment law, labor management relations, and alternative dispute resolution. Jeffrey’s nationwide practice is focused on defending employers in Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) matters and Directors & Officers (D&O) claims, and he also monitors claims on behalf of carriers. He is often brought in to coordinate local and co-counsel in multiparty and multi-jurisdiction litigation.
Jeffrey specializes in mediating and litigating all types of employment discrimination claims including sexual harassment, hostile work environment, whistle-blowing, retaliation, wrongful discharge, defamation, misappropriation, and a variety of other employment related cases in federal and state courts, through appeals and in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) forums. He also defends clients in administrative proceedings before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and other federal, state and local employment practice agencies, as well as wage/hour audits and other regulatory compliance investigations before the federal and state Departments of Labor (DOL), Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), Department of Health (DOH), and Office of Inspector General (OIG). Jeffrey also represents employers in labor-management disputes, including collective bargaining negotiations.
Clients routinely engage Jeffrey for day-to-day management counseling on issues such as employment policies, contracts, discipline, terminations, leaves of absence, accommodations, complaints, internal investigations, benefits, proprietary information, restrictive covenants, reorganizations, and executive compensation. Jeffrey is a frequent lecturer and guest speaker throughout the country on ever-changing employment laws and best practices. He also provides advice on risk management and loss control, such as comprehensive employment practices audits and sexual harassment and other internal investigations, in addition to providing training and prevention counsel on topics such as best workplace practices and EEO compliance training for human resources, management personnel and in-house counsel.
Jeffrey’s clients include employers in for-profit and not-for-profit industries including healthcare, construction, financial services, property management, insurance, technology, transportation, building services, hotel and hospitality, retail, manufacturing, power and energy and pharmaceutical.
Jeffrey earned a Juris Doctorate from Seton Hall University School of Law. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Temple University where he majored in Accounting, Finance and Economics.
Jeffrey has been selected for inclusion in the list of New Jersey’s Super Lawyers for the past 6 years, 2013-2018, honoring the top 2% of lawyers in New Jersey.
ADMITTED
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Third Circuit Court of Appeals
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
- State of New Jersey
- State of Pennsylvania
- State of New York
EDUCATION
- J.D., Seton Hall University School of Law
- B.A., Temple University
PUBLICATIONS
- “Employer-Mandated Vaccination of the Health Care Workforce to Mitigate the COVID-19 Pandemic,” co-written with Jacqueline Voronov, Esq. and Patt Mullen, 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 Jersey Has Outlawed Confidentiality Provisions In Employment Discrimination Settlements,” HBS Employment Updates Blog, April 2019
- “Untethered NJLAD Front Pay Claims.”
- “Departing From Federal Precedents Construing Federal Discrimination Statutes, New Jersey’s High Court Interprets State Whistleblower Law As Permitting Economic Losses Without A Showing of Actual or Constructive Termination.”
MEMBERSHIPS
- Defense Research Institute
- Professional Liability Underwriting Society (“PLUS”)
- American Bar Association (Labor & Employment)
- New Jersey State Bar Association (Labor & Employment)
- New York State Bar Association (Labor & Employment)
- Pennsylvania State Bar Association (Labor & Employment)
PRESENTATIONS
- Ways in Which the Aging Services Industry Can Tackle Employee Staffing and Turn Over Issues, LeadingAge New Jersey & Delaware Annual Expo, June 1, 2022.
- The Post COVID Workplace – ‘Business as Usual,’ Tri-State HRMA Symposium, May 5, 2022.
- Employer Mandated Vaccinations for Health Care Workers, LeadingAge New Jersey & Delaware Joint Virtual Conference, June 16, 2021.
- What Employers Need to Know About The Latest in Employment Law, 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
Recognitions
- New Jersey Super Lawyers ®, 2013-2021