Atty. Jacob M. Sitman

Atty. Jacob M. Sitman

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Jacob M. Sitman is a shareholder in the Employment Law & Labor Relations Group.

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Jacob M. Sitman is a shareholder in the Employment Law & Labor Relations Group. He represents both private and public employers in a wide array of employment law and traditional labor matters. Mr. Sitman litigates claims of discrimination, harassment, whistleblower, breach of contract, wrongful discharge and workplace safety claims filed in state and federal courts, with administrative agencies and in arbitration (union grievance, Act 111, and private employment claims), including but not limited to matters filed with the U.S. Department of Labor, EEOC, PHRC, NLRB, OSHA. He has also been successful in wage and hour, noncompete and trade secret litigation and appeals. Mr. Sitman counsels and trains business owners, executives, human resource managers and supervisors in matters of wage and hour compliance, reductions in force, family and medical leave, sexual harassment avoidance and investigations, employee benefits, disability accommodations, employee health and workplace safety, and labor-management relations, including collective bargaining, alleged unfair labor practice charges, and union grievance arbitrations. Mr. Sitman is experienced in drafting employment and severance agreements, noncompete agreements, employee handbooks and personnel policies of all kinds, including those dealing with social media and employee use of technology in the workplace. He is an author and frequent speaker on labor and employment law topics for clients and various industry groups. Mr. Sitman is also the former Northampton County Assistant Solicitor for Labor & Employment Matters.

Practice Areas

Appellate Practice Labor And Employment Law OSHA Age Discrimination In Employment Agreements Americans with Disabilities Act Civil Appeals Civil Liberties Civil Rights Civil Rights Defense Civil Rights Section 1983 Class Action Defense Class Actions COBRA Collective Bargaining Confidentiality Agreements Covenants Not To Compete Disability Discrimination Disabled Access Disabled Rights Discrimination Employee Benefits Employee Benefits Litigation Employee Drug Testing Employee Leasing Employee Privacy Employee Rights Employer Intentional Torts Employer Liability Employer Rights Employment Arbitration Employment At Will Employment Breach Of Contract Employment Civil Rights Employment Claims Employment Class Actions Employment Contracts Employment Defense Employment Disability Discrimination Employment Discrimination Employment Law Employment Litigation Employment Mediation Employment Practices Liability Insurance Employment Rights Employment Termination Equal Employment Opportunity Law ERISA Executive Employment Law Executive Severance Contracts Fair Employment Practices Fair Labor Standards Family and Medical Leave Act Federal Employment Law Gay and Lesbian Rights Handicapped Rights Harassment Health Benefits Human Resources Law Labor Arbitration Labor Law Labor Relations Management Employment Law Management Labor Law Minimum Wage Law National Labor Relations Act National Origin Discrimination Negligent Hiring Noncompete Litigation Noncompetition And Non Solicitation Personnel Policies Public Sector Collective Bargaining Public Sector Employment Law Public Sector Labor Relations Race Discrimination Reductions In Force Reproductive Rights Restrictive Covenants Retaliatory Discharge Sex Discrimination Sexual Harassment Title VII Discrimination Unfair Competition Unfair Labor Practices Union Contract Negotiations Union Elections Union Labor Law Union Organization Wage and Hour Law WARN Act Whistleblower Litigation Womens Rights Workplace Violence Wrongful Termination Defense

Education

J.D.
Rutgers University Law School
- 1997
B.A.
Muhlenberg College
- 1994

Awards

AV Preeminent

Bar Admissions

New Jersey
Admitted: 1997
Pennsylvania
Admitted: 1997
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
Admitted: 1997

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