Jeff advises management of compliance with a variety of workplace laws ranging from occupational safety and health, wage and hour, and affirmative action compliance.
Called upon regularly as a course planner and speaker in continuing legal education programs, Jeff has served as a speaker on labor and employment law and on legal ethics for such groups as the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, the American Arbitration Association, the University of Pennsylvania Law School Center of Professionalism, and the American Bar Association (ABA) Labor and Employment Law Section. On behalf of the ABA Labor and Employment Section Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity Law, Jeff served as regional liaison and helped train lawyers and investigators from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Jeff has written on a variety of legal topics and his articles have been published in French, Spanish, German and Chinese legal publications. He is the editor of the 2015 New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania Human Resources Manuals, published by American Chamber of Commerce Resources, LLC in conjunction with the Business Council of New York State, the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry and the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce.
He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1973 and his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1976.
Jeff is active in the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry, where he has served as a member of the executive committee of the board of directors, and chairman of the Industrial Relations Committee, Government Affairs Committee and Candidate Selection Committee of the Chamber's PAC.
He has been listed for several years in Chambers & Partners USA, has been selected by his peers as a Super Lawyer, and is listed in Best Lawyers in America. Jeff has been elected as a fellow in the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.

Snapshot - An HR audit
Recruiting and hiring
Background checks
Immigration
Non-compete agreements and trade secrets
Wages and hours
Child labor
Performance evaluations
Independent contractors
Federal Contractors
Privacy and technology in the workplace
Social media
Discrimination
Workplace investigations
Disabilities
Employee discipline
Termination
Plant closings and mass layoffs
Family and medical leave
Military leave
Safety in the workplace
Benefits
Workers' compensation
Unemployment insurance
Health care continuation
HIPAA
Disaster planning
Recordkeeping requirements
Posting requirements

A comprehensive HR guide to Pennsylvania and federal labor laws for employers, HR professionals and managers

• Authored by Cozen O'Connor attorneys; updated December 2015


• Written in plain English and easy to understand


• Contains easy-to-follow tips and techniques to manage employees and stay compliant


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