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Representation of Employers

At Savo, Schalk, Corsini, Warner, Gillespie, O’Grodnick & Fisher, we provide strategic counsel and robust defense for employers navigating the complex and constantly evolving landscape of workplace regulations. Our attorneys focus on minimizing liability and fostering compliant, productive environments by advising management before disputes arise and providing experienced representation when legal claims occur.

We assist employers with a wide range of management-side employment law matters, including:

  • Wrongful Discharge
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Discrimination – Age, Race, Sex, Disability, Pregnancy, Sexual Orientation, Marital Status
  • Severance Negotiations
  • Whistleblowing Claims – CEPA
  • Retaliation Claims
  • Leaves of Absence – Family Leave, Medical Leave, Disability Leave
  • Executive Negotiations
  • Minority Shareholder Actions
  • Restrictive Covenants and Non-Compete Agreements
  • Reasonable Accommodation
  • Failure to Hire / Failure to Promote
  • Wage and Hour Disputes
  • Employee Benefits
  • ERISA Claims
  • Workers Compensation

Please call us today at 908-526-0707 or contact us online for a free consultation to discuss your matter.

Crisis Management

When a crisis comes calling, local governments need highly specialized advice and counsel that far exceeds the normal course of representation.  That’s where the attorneys of Savo Schalk shine.  With decades of experience handling complex and fast-developing predicaments and full-blown emergencies, our team brings unmatched experience and creativity to problems many other firms have never faced.  We’ve consulted on crises for his local government clients that have attracted statewide and nationwide attention and shepherded response plans that have seen his clients emerge stronger on the other side of each instance.  For both short- and medium- term quandaries that require rapid responses, detailed management, intense public-facing, and in-depth investigations, the team at Savo Schalk is unrivaled.

New Jersey Employment Law Representation for Employees

Workplace problems can affect your income, career, and peace of mind. At Savo, Schalk, Corsini, Warner, Gillespie, O’Grodnick & Fisher, P.A., our employment-law practice represents employees in New Jersey who need informed legal guidance about a workplace dispute, a career transition, or potential violations of their rights. We do not represent employers in employment matters.

Employment claims often involve detailed facts, deadlines, and overlapping state and federal laws. Whether you are still employed, have received a severance proposal, or have already been terminated, it is important to understand your options before taking the next step. Our attorneys provide confidential, individualized guidance designed around the circumstances of each matter.

Employee-Side Employment Matters We Handle

We assist employees with a range of workplace concerns, including discrimination and sexual harassment; retaliation and whistleblower claims; wrongful termination; severance and executive negotiations; wage-and-hour disputes; leave and reasonable-accommodation issues; employment agreements and restrictive covenants; and claims involving hiring, promotion, benefits, or employee rights.

Every matter is different. An initial consultation can help identify the relevant documents, the issues that may require prompt attention, and the practical options available to you.

Dedicated New Jersey Employment-Law Resources

For detailed information about employee rights and specific employment-law matters, visit our dedicated employment-law website, Jersey Employment Attorney. There, you can learn more about workplace discrimination, sexual harassment, wrongful discharge, retaliation, whistleblower protections, severance negotiations, and related employee-side matters.

Explore Employee Employment-Law Resources

Workplace concerns can raise important questions about your rights, your career, and the steps available to you. For more detailed information about New Jersey employment law for employees, visit our dedicated employment-law resource site. It offers in-depth guidance for employees facing a range of workplace issues.

Explore a Workplace Issue

The following resources may help you learn more about a concern affecting your employment:

  • Workplace discrimination: Information for employees who believe they have been treated unfairly because of a protected characteristic.
  • Sexual harassment: Guidance for employees experiencing unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature in the workplace.
  • Workplace retaliation: Resources for workers who believe an employer took adverse action after they exercised a protected right or raised a concern.
  • Whistleblower protections: Information about employee rights after reporting suspected unlawful or unethical workplace conduct.
  • Wrongful discharge: Guidance for employees who believe a firing, layoff, or other separation may have violated the law.
  • Executive and severance negotiations: Information for employees reviewing, negotiating, or considering a severance agreement or executive employment transition.

The information on these pages is educational and does not replace legal advice about an individual situation. If you are facing a workplace concern, contact our team to discuss the facts of your matter in confidence.

Speak With an Employment Attorney Today!

If you are facing a workplace issue in New Jersey, contact our team for a confidential discussion of your situation. We serve employees throughout Central New Jersey and across the state.

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Please call us today at 908-526-0707 or contact us online for a free consultation to discuss your matter.

Land Use, Zoning, Condemnation and Environmental Law

The attorneys at Savo, Schalk, Corsini, Warner, Gillespie, O’Grodnick & Fisher are experienced in the following types of land use and environmental matters:

  • Local, county and state land use approvals and related litigation
  • Zoning and master plan issues
  • Interaction with governmental agencies
  • Developer approvals and agreements
  • Eminent domain
  • Environmental issues, licenses and permits
  • Wetlands issues
  • Underground storage tanks
  • Wastewater and air emissions

Litigation

When parties no longer can work out their differences between themselves, they turn to the courts of New Jersey to help resolve their problems. This is the point where lawsuits are filed and the disputes are formalized – this is litigation.

At Savo, Schalk, Corsini, Warner, Gillespie, O’Grodnick & Fisher, we have a team of experienced litigators, attorneys that devote their practices to representing parties before the varied courts of New Jersey. These attorneys call upon their collective experiences to provide sensible solutions and effective advocacy from simple to complex disputes.

If your matter requires a trial by judge or jury, our attorneys are effective and skilled communicators of your position, working diligently to obtain the best possible result for you.

We are admitted to practice throughout all the state and Federal courts of New Jersey as well as the courts of New York, Pennsylvania, Florida, Connecticut, Maryland, New Hampshire, Maine and the District of Columbia.

For all your litigation needs, please call our office at 908-526-0707 or contact us online today.

Banking and Financial Services

Our firm represents national, regional and local banks in transactions and litigation throughout New Jersey. We are experienced in all types of financial transactions with specific experience in:

  • Corporate Finance
  • Secured Lending
  • Lease Finance
  • Commercial Real Estate Finance

Our attorneys are experienced in the preparation, negotiation and closing of all types of credit matters.

Bankruptcy – Chapter 7, 11 and 13

Businesses suffer economic difficulties from a variety of causes. Loss of key customers, weather-related issues and increased competition are just some of the many reasons. Oftentimes, this leads to defaults in lease payments or other secured obligations, tax arrearages and difficulties with suppliers. Although income from operations continues, the demands upon that income makes the continuation of the business an onerous task.

Chapter 11 of the Bankrutpcy Code offers relief in such situations. Claims of creditors get held in abeyance to give the business an opportunity to develop a plan to satisfy them. Oftentimes, the terms for repayment can be significantly extended, or creditors can be forced to accept a much reduced amount, often pennies on the dollar.

The attorneys at Savo, Schalk, Corsini, Warner, Gillespie, O’Grodnick & Fisher have more than thirty years of experience in representing companies in Chapter 11 and have successfully confirmed many such plans. We can the entire Chapter 11 process from the initial filing through the plan confirmation.

Please call us today at (908) 526-0707 or contact us online to discuss your legal needs.

Bankruptcy – Individual

Oftentimes, individuals find themselves in situations where they are unable to pay their credit cards, car loans and/or mortgages. Most frequently, this results from events beyond their control, such as illness, loss of employment, divorce or separation. The constant demands of creditors cause unneeded stress and take away from day-to-day family well-being.

Chapters 7 and 13 of the Bankruptcy Code offer relief to individuals who find themselves in such an unfortunate situation. Credit card bills, medical bills and other similar debts can be discharged in their totality. Payment plans which cure arrears on mortgages can be confirmed and made binding.

The attorneys at Savo, Schalk, Corsini, Warner, Gillespie, O’Grodnick & Fisher are fully knowledgeable of the requirements of Chapter 7 and 13 of the Bankruptcy Code, with more than thirty years experience in representing individuals in bankruptcy. We assist those in need of such relief by filing the appropriate bankruptcy petition and representing individuals throughout the entire bankruptcy process.

Please call us today at (908) 527-0707 or contact us online to discuss your legal needs.