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Areas of Practice
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey
- U.S. District Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals
Education
- Seton Hall University School of Law
- Glassboro State College
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- New Jersey State Bar Association
- Somerset County Bar Association
- Legal Services of Northwest New Jersey
- Supreme Court of New Jersey
- Former Member - District XIII Ethics Committee
- Sidney Reitman Employment Law Inn of Court
- Somerset Valley YMCA Advisory Board
News
Publications
- "New Jersey Supreme Court Limits the Application of the Over-Seventy Exception to the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination," NMM Labor & Employment Law Alert, July 2010
- "Hot Topics In Labor And Employment Law," The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, June 2009
- "New Jersey Paid Family Leave Deadlines Just Around the Corner," NMM Labor & Employment Law Alert, December 2008
- "No Privacy For Employee Info On Office Computers," NMM Labor & Employment Law Alert, November 2008
- "No Privacy For Employee Info On Office Computers," Law360, September 19, 2008
- "Supreme Court Reverses Controversial Appellate Division Case Regarding Harassment in the Workplace," Labor & Employment Law Alert, August 2008
- "New Jersey Poised to Become the Third State to Provide Paid Family Leave," Labor & Employment Law Alert, April 2008
- "The New Overtime Rules," Somerset Business, Fall 2004
- "Curbing Workplace Harassment," U.S.1, October 22, 2003
- "New Jersey Supreme Court Makes Anti-Harassment Training Mandatory for Supervisors and Managers," Labor & Employment Law Alert, August 2002
- "Employers Who Provide Job References May Be Liable for Negligent Misrepresentation; Automatic Termination After Exhausting Company-Provided Medical Leave Held Not To Be Discriminatory; Card Check Method of 'Instant Unionization'," Labor & Employment Law Alert, August 2002
- "New Jersey Employment Agencies Must Be Licensed With the State," Labor & Employment Law Alert, October 2001
- "If You Think Your Company is Beyond the Reach of the NLRB Because You Have a Non-Union Workforce, Think Again," Labor & Employment Law Alert, October 2000
Presentations
- "Hot Topics in Labor & Employment Law 2010," Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, Bridgewater, New Jersey, June 10, 2010
- "Hot Topics in Labor & Employment Law 2010," Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, Bridgewater, New Jersey, June 15, 2010
- "Best Practices For The Growing Business," NM&M Client Seminar, June 3, 2010
- Beware! The "Other" Side of the LSRP Program, Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A., Bridgewater, New Jersey, March 25, 2010
- Current Wage & Hour Challenges, Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A., Bridgewater, New Jersey, February 24, 2010
- "Hot Topics in Labor & Employment Law 2009," Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A., Bridgewater, New Jersey, June 18, 2009
- "Employee Free Choice Act: Where It Stands and What It Means to Employers," Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A., Bridgewater, New Jersey, February 24, 2009
- "Urgent Employee Medical Leave Updates for 2009," Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A., Bridgewater, New Jersey, January 30, 2009 and February 6, 2009
- "2008 Hot Topics in Labor & Employment Law," Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A., Bridgewater, New Jersey, June 17, 2008
- "How To Respond To An Employment Related Lawsuit," Business Bits Podcast
- "Acceptable Behavior In The Workplace," Client Presentation, Tengion, East Norriton, Pennsylvania, April 1, 2008
- "Operational, Transitional and Exit Strategies for Closely-Held & Entrepreneurial Business Owners," Raritan Valley Country Club, Bridgewater, New Jersey, January 17, 2007
- Moderator, "Topics in Labor & Employment Law 2006," Norris McLaughlin & Marcus Seminar, June 1, 2006, Bridgewater, NJ
- YMCA's 5th Annual HR and Risk Management Conference, November 17-18, 2005, Morristown, NJ
Patrick T. Collins, a member of the firm, is Chair of the firm’s Labor & Employment Group. He practices labor, employment and personnel law on behalf of employers and management personnel. He has a wide range of experience in all areas of litigation in both federal and state courts defending discrimination and sexual harassment claims, wrongful discharge and whistleblower suits, and claims brought under the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act and the multitude of other civil rights and anti-discrimination laws. In addition, Pat represents parties in breach of contract claims and in actions involving, unfair competition, restrictive covenants and confidentiality agreements.
Pat has appeared before state human rights agencies throughout the country, as well as the EEOC, the National Labor Relations Board and various wage and hour agencies. He has represented employers in numerous labor grievance/arbitration proceedings and in a variety of other matters relating to the unionization of employees and collective bargaining. He has also worked extensively with employers on public works contracts to ensure compliance with prevailing wage laws.
A great deal of Pat’s practice concentrates on counseling employers in making workplace decisions which will reduce or avoid entirely the risk of litigation. Pat regularly counsels his clients on matters concerning independent contractors and contingent workers, employment policies, employee discipline and terminations, reductions in workforce, and plant closings. He has conducted sexual harassment investigations and employment law audits, and has drafted numerous employee handbooks, substance abuse and workplace privacy policies. Pat has also conducted management and employee training and legal compliance sessions on a variety of areas, including the performance appraisal process and anti-harassment.
Pat is a former member of the Supreme Court of New Jersey, District XIII Ethics Committee and the Sidney Reitman Employment Law Inn of Court.
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