Michael J. Slocum

Michael J. Slocum focuses his practice on labor and employment law, including the defense of discrimination, retaliation, wrongful discharge, and whistleblower claims, as well as wage and hour and employee misclassification litigation, trade secret disputes, enforcement of restrictive covenants, and ERISA and retirement benefits fiduciary duty disputes. Michael has represented employers in a wide array of industries, including health care and life sciences, pharmaceutical and medical devices, financial and compliance services, and retail. Michael has broad experience defending against both individual employee claims and class actions before state and federal courts across the nation, as well as before various governmental agencies.

Michael has written and spoken numerous times on a multitude of issues facing employers in diverse industries. In addition to many client alerts and online articles, Michael has also authored articles regularly appearing in the New Jersey Law Journal, including “EEOC Proposes Collecting Pay Data to Combat ‘Pay Discrimination’” in March 2016, “Revisiting the Great Joint Employment Debate” in April 2018, “A Year of Significant Changes in NJ Employment Law” in August 2019, “Teleworking: The New Normal?” in July 2020, “NJLAD vs. Federal Arbitration Act: The Future of Employment Arbitration in NJ” in March 2021, and “No LOLing Matter: The Rising Prevalence of Emojis in Employment Litigation” in July 2022.

Prior to joining the firm, Michael practiced in the litigation department of a national firm focused on labor and employment matters in the life sciences industry, where he served as Editor of that firm's 'False Claims Act Quarterly.'

Concentrations

•Labor and employment litigation, specifically:
•Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FLSA, FMLA, and state and local analogues
•NLRA, ERISA, and “ban-the-box” / “fair chance” laws
•Labor and employment counseling on multiple topics including:
•handbook and policy review
•wage and hour advice
•employee relations
•Whistleblower claims, including NJ CEPA

The attorney is providing legal services through and affiliated with Greenberg Traurig, LLP, a New York Limited Liability Partnership. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Judicial Clerkships

•Hon. Donald Coburn, Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Employment Law - Management, 2024-2026
•Listed, The Legal 500 United States, ERISA Litigation, 2023-2024
•Selected, New Jersey Law Journal, 'New Leaders of the Bar,' 2017
•Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, New Jersey Super Lawyers, 'Rising Stars,' 2013
•Team Member, a Law360 'Employment Practice Group of the Year,' 2013
•Member, Winning Team, New Jersey Law Journal’s ' General Litigation Department of the Year ' award, 2013
•Team Member, Lexology’s Client Choice Award USA & Canada, United States: New Jersey, 2013