Wendy Johnson Lario: Editor-in-Chief
Ms. Lario represents employers in litigation involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, whistleblowers, and breach of contract, among others. She also provides advice and counsel to management and in-house counsel on employee issues, including hiring, firing, discipline, leave and attendance, FMLA, employee accommodations, executive agreements, employment agreements, severance agreements, misconduct, internal investigations, background checks (including FCRA requirements and the use of criminal history reports), employee handbooks, reductions in force, and employer requirements under identity theft statutes. Ms. Lario has represented companies in the telecommunications, retail, automobile, pharmaceutical, consumer electronics, and chemical industries, among others.
Ms. Lario has appeared on national television, including CBS’s
The Early Show and CNN’s
Lou Dobbs Tonight.
Ms. Lario was featured in
The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel in an article dealing with the New Jersey Identity Theft Protection Act, and has commented on employment law issues in
The Wall Street Journal,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
New Jersey Law Journal,
Star-Ledger,
The Record, the
Courier News,
New Jersey Business,
NJ Biz, and the
Asbury Park Press.
Ms. Lario lectures extensively and conducts seminars and training sessions concerning numerous employment law issues, including antidiscrimination laws; wrongful discharge; sexual and other harassment; diversity training; and state and federal laws including Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination, New York’s Human Rights Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, New Jersey’s Family Leave Act, and New Jersey’s Conscientious Employee Protection Act.
Ms. Lario has been recognized as a New Jersey
Super Lawyer in the area of labor and employment, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Memberships
New Jersey Women Lawyers Association, secretary, 2009-2010
New Jersey Women Lawyers Association, board member, 2007-2009
Association of the Federal Bar of the State of New Jersey, trustee
American Bar Association
New Jersey State Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
Education
Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1992
Duke University, B.A., 1986
Admitted
State of New York, 2003
State of New Jersey, 1992
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1992
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1992
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 2003
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 2003
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 2007
U.S. District Court, Western District of New York, 2008
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2009
Kristine J. Feher
Ms. Feher practices in the areas of labor and employment litigation and counseling, with emphasis on employment discrimination and wrongful discharge litigation arising under Title VII, ADEA, ADA, ERISA, FLSA, FMLA, WARN, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, CEPA, and the New Jersey Family Leave Act. She also has experience in breach of contract, wrongful discharge, and related tort actions. In addition, Ms. Feher assists clients in a variety of labor and employment matters including training, wage and hour compliance, terminations, reductions in force, employment-based immigration, workers’ compensation, EEOC, state fair employment practice agency charges, and both grievance and interest arbitrations.
Memberships
Morris County Bar Association
American Immigration Lawyers Association
Education University of Pennsylvania School of Law, J.D., 1995
Tufts University, B.A., 1992
Phillips Academy at Andover, 1988
Admitted
State of New Jersey, 1995
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1995
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 2000
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 2000
U.S. District Court, Western District of New York, 2000
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2003
Third Circuit Court of Appeals, 2009
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