Melanie D. Lipomanis
Associate
Morristown, NJ
973.889.4287
908.227.6666
mdlipomanis@pbnlaw.com
Melanie D. Lipomanis is an Associate on the Employment Team. She has experience representing public and private management in all matters before the federal and state courts, administrative agencies and arbitration forums. Ms. Lipomanis conducts training and internal investigations of matters arising under state and federal law and labor contracts. A vital resource to internal human resource professionals, she advises on discipline, performance improvement, onboarding, terminations and severance agreements. Ms. Lipomanis negotiates labor contracts, defends employers against unfair labor practice charges, and implements reduction in force and early retirement incentive processes. She has been recognized as a Rising Star in the field of labor and employment by Super Lawyers from 2014-2018.
- New Jersey State Judiciary, Appellate Division, Law Clerk to the Honorable Rudy B. Coleman, J.A.D.
Seconded Attorney for the following clients:
- Johnson & Johnson, Interim Corporate Employment Counsel, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
- Jaguar Land Rover North America, Interim Corporate Employment Counsel, Mahwah, New Jersey.
- Recognized in New Jersey Super Lawyers, "Rising Stars," 2014 - 2017.
- "Fat-Shaming in the Workplace: It's Not Nice, But is it Unlawful?," New Jersey Lawyer Magazine, October 2019.
- "I Hear You Knocking . . . But You Can’t Come In!," Porzio Employment Law Monthly, February 2019.
- "To Pay or Not to Pay: An Exception to Compensating Employee Breaks," Porzio Employment Law Monthly, May 2018.
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"Oh S#@*! (they’re) Here Again! Effective Handling of OSHA / PEOSH Inspections, Citations, & Penalties," Porzio Employment Law Forum, October 2019.
- "Threats and Violence: Response, Mitigation and More," National Business Institute, Newark, NJ, February 27, 2019.
- "Immigration and Schools: Legal Essentials," National Business Institute, Newark, NJ, February 27, 2019.
- "New Developments in New Jersey's Mandatory Paid Sick Leave," New Jersey State Bar Association's Corporate Counsel Institute, New Brunswick, NJ, January 31, 2019.
- "New Developments in New Jersey's Mandatory Paid Sick Leave," Porzio Employment Law Forum, Morristown, NJ, October 3, 2018.
- "The FMLA and Other Leave Issues," National Business Institute, Princeton, NJ, July 17, 2018.
Employment and Labor