Jacqueline Voronov

Jacqueline Voronov is a Partner in the firm’s office in Saddle Brook, New Jersey, and she represents management in a wide variety of employment matters and litigating employment claims before administrative agencies and state and federal courts. Her clients include major hotels, retailers, shipping companies, assisted living facilities/nursing homes, manufacturers, and national fast-food franchisees.

Jacqueline’s litigation experience includes the defense of employers in single and multi plaintiff actions on claims of wrongful discharge, sexual harassment, race, national origin, gender, disability and age discrimination, breach of contract, family medical leave, failure to accommodate, retaliation, wage/hour laws, and related tort claims. Jacqueline also works with her clients to prepare various employment agreements (including non-compete, confidentiality, independent contractor and separation agreements). She has extensive experience before various administrative tribunals, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the State Division of Human Rights (SDHR), Division of Civil Rights (DCR), as well as other state, federal and local agencies.

In addition, Jacqueline frequently conducts management training for employers on a wide variety of employment law topics, such as:

•EEO/anti-harassment
•employee recruiting and hiring practices
•family and medical leave
•reasonable accommodations for disabilities and religion
•preventing and investigating harassment, discrimination and whistleblower claims
•wage and hour compliance
•discipline and termination of employees
•privacy in the workplace

Jacqueline is regularly invited to speak nationally on best practices and other employment-related issues. Before joining the firm, she worked for one of the country’s largest law firms, where she defended employers in a wide range of labor and employment matters, including wage and hour class actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), claims related to the New York State Human Rights Law (NSHRL), the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD), the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA) and Title VII.

Jacqueline was selected for inclusion as a New Jersey Super Lawyers “Rising Star” for six consecutive years (2010-2016), which honors the top 2.5% of young lawyers in New Jersey.

PUBLICATIONS

•The Health Care Provider Exemption To Emergency Paid Sick Leave In The Families First Coronavirus Act, April 2020, HBS Employment Updates Blog
•What Is Really In Congress’ Emergency Coronavirus Bill? Here’s What You Need To Know, March 2020, HBS Employment Updates Blog
•Coronavirus and the Workplace: Fast Facts For Employers , March 2020, HBS Employment Updates Blog
•“New Jersey Becomes Tenth State to Provide Workers with Paid Sick Leave,” 2018 publication.

Recognitions

•Named a “Rising Star” by New Jersey Super Lawyers for six consecutive years

Presentations

•Getting Out of The Weeds: An Employer’s Guide to Navigating Marijuana Laws and the Workplace, New Jersey Leading Age Conference, June 12, 2019.
•“How to Prevent #MeToo from Becoming #YouToo,” a presentation at the 2018 Marcum Construction Summit.

In The News

The Health Care Provider Exemption to Emergency Paid Sick Leave in the Families First Coronavirus Act

April 13, 2020
Written by: Jacqueline Voronov, Esq. and Jeffrey M. Daitz, Esq. On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) into law. The

WHAT IS REALLY IN CONGRESS’ EMERGENCY CORONAVIRUS BILL? HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

March 17, 2020
Written by: Jacqueline Voronov, Esq., Jeffrey M. Daitz, Esq., and Christopher Eads, Esq.Perhaps bipartisan bills really do exist? On March 14, 2020, the House of

CORONAVIRUS AND THE WORKPLACE: FAST FACTS FOR EMPLOYERS

March 10, 2020
Written by: Jacqueline Voronov, Esq. and Jeffrey M. Daitz, Esq.The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak that originated in Wuhan, China has spread to at least 95 countries

HEALTHCARE EMPLOYERS’ TITLE VII OBLIGATIONS TO PREVENT AND REMEDY HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMINATION EXTENDS TO PATIENTS

November 27, 2019
Written by: Jacqueline Voronov, Esq. and Jeffrey Daitz, Esq.What You Already Know...Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a federal law that prohibits employers

Hall Booth Smith Hires Walker, Rotella as New Jersey Office Expands

September 19, 2019
SADDLE BROOK, N.J. - Sept. 19, 2019 - Hall Both Smith, P.C. is pleased to welcome two new associates as the newly opened Saddle Brook,

NEW JERSEY’S WAGE THEFT ACT JUST STIFFENED FINES AND PENALTIES AGAINST EMPLOYERS THAT DON’T PAY PROPER WAGES- A LOT!

August 16, 2019
Written by: Jacqueline Voronov, Esq. and Jeffrey Daitz, Esq. Hey New Jersey business owners- listen up! The State of New Jersey wants you to know that