Marjorie McMahon Obod

Achieved dismissals of 8 discrimination cases in past 6 months.

Representative Experience

• 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 U.S. 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.
• Represented employers in downsizing, layoffs, and furloughs.
• Represented employers in negotiating employee benefits, including pension matters.

Speeches & Presentations

• Presented on LGBT Issues in the Workplace for the Midatlantic Employers Association HR & Employment Law Conference on November 13, 2015.
• Presented a Webinar on Restrictive Covenants on April 9, 2009.
• Presented a Webinar on Benefits of Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment Policies and Training on May 7, 2009.
• Presented “Pointers on Application Screenings” on June 23, 2009.
• Presented CLE Credits on FMLA and ADA Interplay on July 14, 2009.

Professional Recognition

• Selected as a 2013 Top Rated Lawyer in Labor & Employment Law by American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell™.
• Philadelphia Business Journal, "Leaders in Law” for Labor & Employment, 2009.

• 05/26/11Managing Staff Family Medical Leave?