Employment Developments During COVID-19: Exploring Real Life Scenarios and Litigations in the Face of the Pandemic

Jessica Taub Rosenberg is a former Assistant District Attorney and trial lawyer with experience representing employers and prominent senior executives in all aspects of employment-related litigation. Jessica’s litigation experience includes defense of claims of discrimination, retaliation and harassment; disputes involving the enforcement of employment contracts and non-competition covenants; and tort claims such as fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, tortious interference and defamation.

Jessica also advises clients on a broad variety of subjects, including terminations and other disciplinary actions; employment, consulting and separation agreements; investigations of alleged harassment and other employee misconduct; employment policies and practices; and litigation avoidance. Jessica also regularly conducts trainings for clients on anti-harassment, professional conduct and best practices for human resources professionals.

MARK W. LERNER, HEAD OF KASOWITZ’S EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES AND LITIGATION GROUP, FOCUSES HIS PRACTICE ON LITIGATION AND ADVICE RELATING TO NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENTS, EMPLOYEE RAIDING AND LIFT-OUTS, DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT CLAIMS, THEFT OF COMPANY INFORMATION, EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION DISPUTES, TERMINATIONS AND LAY-OFFS, AND WAGE AND HOUR ACTIONS.

MARK HAS MASTERED EMPLOYMENT STRUCTURES AND ISSUES ACROSS A WIDE RANGE OF INDUSTRIES, INCLUDING IN THE APPAREL, ENERGY, FINANCIAL SERVICES, HEDGE FUND, PRIVATE EQUITY, REAL ESTATE, DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT, PRINT AND TELEVISION MEDIA, AND PHILANTHROPY INDUSTRIES, AMONG OTHERS.

MARK REGULARLY CONDUCTS COMPREHENSIVE INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS RELATING TO EMPLOYEE WRONGDOING. A FORMER FEDERAL PROSECUTOR, MARK’S EXTENSIVE TRIAL EXPERIENCE AND THE THREAT IT IMPLIES ENABLE HIM OFTEN TO RESOLVE CASES EARLY FOR HIS CLIENTS.