Louis L. Chodoff handles labor and employment law counseling and litigation associated with harassment, discrimination, wage and hour, whistleblower, wrongful discharge, and restrictive covenant disputes.
Lou litigates in state and federal courts as well as in various administrative agencies such as the New Jersey Department of Labor, New Jersey Division on Civil Rights, New Jersey Office of Administrative Law, Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. He counsels his clients on the employment and labor law implications of corporate acquisitions and advises employers on all aspects of labor and employment law, including discharge and discipline decisions, employee safety and workplace violence issues, drug and alcohol testing issues, training protocols, leave of absence decisions, wage and hour issues, and downsizing.
Experience
Representative Matters
- Advised an international nonprofit home health care provider utilizing AI in hiring and recruitment to ensure compliance with various state and federal discrimination laws
- Served as co-lead counsel in a national origin discrimination case resulting in a jury defense verdict
- Served as lead trial counsel in successful defense of client in discrimination case before New Jersey Office of Administrative Law
Professional Highlights
Professional Activities
American Bar Association
Co-chair, Labor and Employment Law Section, Workplace Harassment Committee
Recognition & Accomplishments
AV Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
Speaking Engagements
Lou is a frequent lecturer on topics relating to all aspects of labor and employment law, and presenter before business and professional groups throughout New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. Presentations include:
Speaker, "#$%&! Civility, Bullying, & Respect in the Workplace," 2024 Ballard Spahr SEPA SHRM HR Legal Summit, September 19, 2024
Speaker, "Workplace Harassment Law: Update 2020," New Jersey State Bar Association webinar, April 21, 2020
"Retaliation Claims in Real Life – Concrete Examples of Successful Defenses, Investigations, Evidence Collection and Early Resolution," 28th National Conference on Employment Practices Liability Insurance, American Conference Institute, New York, NY, January 29, 2020
Credentials
Education
Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law (J.D. 1988, cum laude)
Editor, Temple Law Review
Ursinus College (B.A. 1985)
Admissions
New Jersey
Pennsylvania