Attorney Profiles

Marjorie McMahon Obod
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


phone	(215) 575-7015
fax	(215) 575-7200
email	Email Me

Areas of Focus:

Co-Chair, Labor and Employment Group. 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; and 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 throughout 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:: University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1986
J.D.; Washington and Jefferson College, Washington, Pennsylvania, 1983
B.S.

Bar Admissions:: Pennsylvania; U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Publications:: Foreign-Born Employees and Immigration Concerns for Restaurant Owners and Managers, Hotel Business Review; Confidentiality Agreements: The First Step in Protecting Your Company's Intangible Assets (Co-Author); Limiting Dram Shop Liability, Hotel Business Review; Recent Collective and Class Action Lawsuits for Wage and Hour Violations, Hotel Business Review; The Interplay Between FMLA and ADA, Hotel Business Review; When Is An Employee Entitled To FMLA For A Chronic Condition and How To Calculate Time Off, Hotel Business Review

Honors and Awards:: Ms. Obod is "AV" rated by Martindale Hubbell, the highest peer review rating provided by the national legal directory.