Our Firm
With over 60 years combined experience, Mr. Schall and Ms. Barasch litigate employment discrimination cases on behalf of individual employees in the federal and state courts in New Jersey, on both the trial and appellate levels.
They negotiate enhanced severance packages for employees at all levels of the workforce – from customer service rep to CEO.
They serve as guides and counselors to employees in protecting their rights in the workplace in the following areas:
- Rights involving age, race, and sex discrimination
- Sexual harassment
- Disability discrimination and reasonable accommodation
- Non-compete agreements
- Breach of contract
- Employee benefits
- Retaliation and whistle-blowing
- Overtime pay
Wrongful termination - Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Guided by Our Principles
Employee rights attorneys and founding partners Richard Schall and Patricia Barasch have dedicated the entirety of their careers to advancing the cause of employee rights both in New Jersey and throughout the United States. From June 2010 to June 2013, Ms. Barasch served as President of the National Employment Lawyers Association. This preeminent organization of plaintiffs’ employment lawyers in the United States has over 3,000 attorney members. Mr. Schall is a past president of the National Employment Lawyers Association/New Jersey.
Every year since 2005, they have been selected by their peers to the list of “Super Lawyers” in New Jersey in the field of employment litigation-plaintiff. Most recently, they were chosen to serve as the editors of the New Jersey Law Journal’s new book, The Library of New Jersey Employment Law Firms.
Library of New Jersey Employment Forms
By Richard M. Schall & Patricia A. Barasch
Mr. Schall and Ms. Barasch are authors of the Library of New Jersey Employment Law Forms. This books has over 125 sample documents created by attorneys who specialize in employment law and it serves as a comprehensive guide for everything a lawyer may need throughout the litigation process in New Jersey.