Stephanie J. Peet

Stephanie J. Peet is a Principal in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. Ms. Peet is a strategic advisor who manages national, regional and local client relationships. She regularly represents management in employment discrimination and wage and hour cases filed in both federal and state courts, as well as equal employment opportunity and labor relations matters pending before federal and state agencies. Ms. Peet regularly counsels and represents employers in a range of industries including technology, staffing and healthcare, She is Co-Chair of the firm’s Technology Industry Group and is also a member of Jackson Lewis’ Women’s Interest Network or “WIN,” working with the firm’s women attorneys and clients to increase diversity and inclusion efforts both internally and with our clients.

Ms. Peet also counsels employers on various employee relations matters such as Family and Medical Leave Act compliance, reductions in force, wage and hour compliance, hiring, discharge and disciplinary practices, drafting and enforcing employment agreements, including non-compete agreements and restrictive covenants, and creating employee relations policies and procedures.

Ms. Peet provides training to clients and their employees on a wide variety of employment-related topics such as diversity, hiring, discipline and discharge, anti-harassment, Family and Medical Leave Act compliance, and wage and hour compliance. Ms. Peet is results-driven and employs a highly individualized and strategic approach to handling litigation with an emphasis on her clients’ business and legal objectives.

While at Franklin & Marshall College, Ms. Peet was Class President and a member of Black Pyramid Senior Honor Society and Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society. During law school, she was a member of the Moot Court Honor Society and served as an Editorial Board Member for Temple Political and Civil Rights Law Review.

Pro Bono and Community Involvement

•Developmental Enterprises Corporation, Board of Directors

Published Works

• Employers are Stung with a Hefty Price When Employees Suffer an Identity Theft,” Supervision; July 2008 edition; Volume 69, number 7. [Author]

Stephanie J. Peet In the News

Stephanie Peet Discusses Labor and Employment Law Trends for 2019

March 27, 2019 • Wolters Kluwer Employment Law Daily

Stephanie Peet and Timothy McCarthy Discuss Employee Handbook Revisions

May 8, 2017 • SHRM

Stephanie J. Peet Publications

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Philadelphia Issues ‘Stay at Home’ Order, Raising Further Questions for Business

March 23, 2020

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Philadelphia Fair Workweek Ordinance Set to Go into Effect April 1

March 20, 2020

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Pennsylvania Restricts Restaurants, Bars and Philadelphia Restricts Commercial Activities Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

March 19, 2020

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Stephanie J. Peet Blog Posts

Wage and Hour

Pump the Breaks: Employers Cannot Bypass Obligation to Compensate Employees for Short Rest Periods

October 23, 2017
Pay Equity Advisor Blog

Business Group Files Amended Complaint in Lawsuit Challenging Philadelphia Wage History Law

July 7, 2017
Pay Equity Advisor Blog

Court Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Philadelphia Wage History Law

June 7, 2017