jdaitz@hallboothsmith.com
Partner
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Jeffrey M. Daitz is a Partner and Shareholder in our Paramus, New Jersey, office; Co-Chair of the Labor & Employment practice; and 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 serves as monitoring counsel on behalf of carriers. He is often brought in to coordinate local and co-counsel in multi-party and multi-jurisdiction litigation.
Jeffrey specializes in litigation, mediation, arbitration, and investigation in all types of employment discrimination claims including sexual harassment, hostile work environment, whistleblower protection, retaliation, wrongful discharge, defamation, wage and hour collective/class action, misappropriation and enforcement of restrictive covenants and trade secrets, and a variety of other employment related cases in federal and state courts, including appeals.
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 the federal and state Departments of Labor (WHD), Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), Office of Inspector General (OIG), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), US Department of Justice (DOJ), and US Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS). Jeffrey also represents employers in labor-management disputes, including collective bargaining negotiations, handling administrative agency investigations and union organization campaigns.
Clients routinely engage Jeffrey for day-to-day management counseling on issues such as employee handbook and personnel policies; drafting offer letters and employment agreements; employee discipline and discharge protocols; preparing severance policies and separation agreements, interviewing and hiring; pay equity, social media compliance, and performance management; leaves of absence, accommodations, internal investigations and workplace complaints; benefits; corporate reorganizations; executive compensation; and diversity and inclusion topics.
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 both sexual harassment and other internal investigations. In addition, Jeffrey provides training and prevention counseling on topics such as EEO compliance for CEOs, Executive Directors, CFOs, Human Resources, Senior/Executive Management personnel, and In-House counsel.
He also works in tandem with the firm’s Business Transaction Service advising on such topics as compliance with Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) and related plant closings/mass layoffs, executive employment agreement, and complex commercial litigation, including breach of contract/fiduciary liability and fraud-related claims.
Jeffrey’s clients include employers in for-profit and not-for-profit industries including health care institutions, construction, financial institutions, hedge funds, private equity funds, property management, insurance, technology, transportation, building services, hotel and hospitality, retail, manufacturing, power and energy, and pharmaceutical.
Jeffrey earned a Juris Doctor from Seton Hall University. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Temple University where he majored in Accounting, Finance and Economics. He has been selected for inclusion in the list of New Jersey’s Super Lawyers, honoring the top 2% of lawyers in New Jersey.
Jeff brings more than 20 years of experience in labor and employment law, arbitration and mediation, and insurance defense to Hall Booth Smith. He defends for-profit and nonprofit employers in a variety of claims such as harassment, whistle-blowing, retaliation, wrongful discharge, defamation, misappropriation, and other matters before federal and state courts and in tribunals at the federal, state, and local levels. He also provides risk mitigation and best practices training for human resources professionals, executive management, and in-house counsel.
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