Marjorie McMahon Obod | Attorney

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About Marjorie

Co-Chair, Labor & Employment Group, Partner, Litigation Department. Ms. Obod dedicates her practice to providing counsel to corporate clients and non-profit organizations in labor, employment, and regulatory matters.

Has handled: jury trials in the employment area, including Title VII cases, the enforcement of restrictive covenants in employment agreements, and other employer/employee disputes in both federal and state courts in Pennsylvania. In addition, Ms. Obod represents clients before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC"); the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission; the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights; the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA"); and the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB").

Representative Matters:

  • Assisted a private sector manufacturing company concerning strategy in a business reorganization.

  • Representation of management before NLRB with respect to grievances and arbitrations with union-represented employees.

  • Represented private sector clients in labor and employment litigation and arbitrations, NLRB, human rights, and federal court litigation.

  • Represented management in union negotiations in a first contract.

  • Represented management in the decertification of election relating to a union contract.

  • Represented a corporate client against a former employee's charge of discrimination based on an alleged violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

  • Represented both regional and national public companies ensuring compliance with the WARN Act.

  • Represented a non-profit entity against a former employee's charge of discrimination based upon race in the Court of Common Pleas for Philadelphia County.

  • Represented a public utility company charged with violating regulatory compliance.

  • Represented management with respect to negotiating severance agreements for high level executives.

  • Prepared injunction papers in response to a union threat to strike at local hospitals.

  • Drafted personnel policies and procedures for the US branch of an international technology company.

  • Counseled on principles and appropriate documentation for employment-at-will principles and the enforcement of restrictive covenants and trade secrets.

  • Represented corporate and public entities in the Department of Labor investigations.

  • Represented individual employees with respect to negotiating severance agreements.

  • Represented corporate companies charged with an OSHA violations.

  • Education

    Washington and Jefferson College

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    Banking & Finance, Construction, Government Agencies, Corporate, Securities, Government Contract; Employment; Bankruptcy; Trusts; Internet; Intellectual Property; White Collar Crime; Business Organization; Labor Law; Estate Planning; Real Estate; Mental Health; Litigation; Environmental Law; Tax; Insurance; State and Local

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