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Kathleen M. Connelly
Westfield: 908-233-6800
Red Bank: 732-741-7777
kconnelly@lindabury.com
Kathleen Connelly concentrates her practice in Labor and Employment Law. She regularly provides counseling to private and public sector clients on a wide array of labor and employment matters, including employee discharge and discipline; employee leaves of absence; sexual harassment in the workplace; race, age, sex and disability discrimination; reasonable accommodations to disabled employees; employee privacy rights in the workplace; employee benefits; protected whistle-blower activities by employees; reductions in force; severance packages; individual employment agreements; grievance processes; compensation; unfair labor practices; and other related matters.
Kathleen has a wide range of experience in providing guidance to employers on compliance with state and federal law, including the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, the New Jersey Family Leave Act, the WARN ACT, as well as state and federal regulatory requirements.
Kathleen has represented management clients in all aspects of litigation involving claims of sexual harassment, discrimination, wrongful discharge, breach of contract and whistle-blower retaliation and other employment claims before the New Jersey state and federal courts. Kathleen’s appellate practice includes several appearances before the New Jersey Appellate Division. She also represents clients in administrative actions before the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and other administrative bodies.
Kathleen regularly provides counsel to clients conducting internal investigations into allegations of sexual harassment or other forms of unlawful discrimination. She has been retained by both public and private sector employers to conduct internal investigations into allegations of harassment on behalf of the employer and to provide reports of findings and recommendations for further action.
Kathleen is the Chairperson of the firm's Women’s Business Initiative. In 2009, Kathleen was included in the list of New Jersey Best 50 Women in Business by NJBIZ Magazine. She was also named by the American Cancer Society as one of Monmouth County's "Mothers Who Make a Difference."
Bar Admissions:
New Jersey, 1990
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1990
New York, 1991
Reported Opinions:
Falco v. Community Medical Center, 287 N.J.Super. 298, (App. Div. 1996), certif. denied, 153 N.J. 405 (1997)
Sprague v. Shore Care, 293 N.J.Super. 33, (App. Div. 1996)
City Association of Superintendents and Administrators v. State Operated School District of City of Newark, 311 N.J.Super. 300 (NJ 1998)
Higgins v. Pascack Valley Hospital, 158 NJ 404, 730 A.2d 327 (NJ 1999)
Wade v. Kessler Institute of Rehabilitation, 343 N.J.Super. 338, (App. Div. 2001), aff'd as modified, 172 N.J. 327 (2002)
Morgan v. Union County Bd. of Chosen Freeholders, 268 N.J.Super. 336, (App. Div. 1993), certif. denied, 135 N.J. 468 (1993)
Memberships:
Member, New Jersey State Bar Association
Member, Union County Bar Association
Member, Eastern Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce, Board of Director
Member, Monmouth Ocean Development Council, Personnel Committee
Member, Red Bank Business Development Council
Member, Society for Human Resources Management
Member, CPC Behavioral Healthcare, Board of Trustees
Member, National Association of Professional Women
Education:
Rutgers Law School - Newark, J.D., 1990
Monmouth University, B.A., cum laude, 1983
St. John’s University
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