Eric A. Savage has over 45 years of litigation and arbitration experience in New York and New Jersey and has actively participated in litigation for both local businesses and major corporations nationwide. He has conducted bench and jury trials in federal and state courts and handled arbitrations and appeals in a wide variety of employment matters, including those involving:
- Sexual harassment
- Race, age, national origin, religious and sexual discrimination
- Whistleblower matters
- Restrictive covenants and theft of trade secrets
- Theft of trade secrets
- Wrongful termination
- The Family and Medical Leave Act
- The Sarbanes-Oxley Act
- The Dodd Frank Act
- New Jersey and New York whistleblower statutes
- New Jersey and New York anti-discrimination statutes
In addition to his litigation practice, Eric provides counseling to clients on a wide range of employment matters, including the preparation and review of contracts, employee manuals and policies for major corporations and emerging companies. He also provides training to management and supervisory employees on workplace harassment and privacy issues.
Eric regularly assists clients based in the Middle East, including start-ups, which have employment law needs in the U.S. and elsewhere. He has also assisted clients in the U.S. which require employment law help in various countries throughout the Middle East. His experience in this area has connected him with working partner firms in several countries, with whom he regularly collaborates on multinational projects.
Selected Matters
- Won summary judgment, affirmed by Third Circuit Court of Appeals, in whistleblower matter filed by in-house patent attorney against international cosmetics company
- Won summary judgment in arbitration on behalf of major insurance company in claim based on alleged discrimination against Army reserve employee
- Won summary judgment, affirmed by Second Circuit Court of Appeals, in age discrimination matter filed against cosmetics company
- Obtained judgment in arbitration defeating claim by former employee of major licensing company seeking employment contract damages by proving breach of confidentiality obligations by employee
- Obtained judgment in arbitration defeating sexual discrimination/harassment claim against hospital
- Obtained judgment in arbitration defeating disability discrimination claim filed against highway service center company
- Won jury trial in federal court for payment processing company defeating whistleblowing claims under Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Tennessee state law
- Supervised team of attorneys from four European countries in employment law due diligence in connection with foreign client’s acquisition of U.S. company
- Obtained temporary and permanent restraining orders barring employees of a major cosmetics company and a major food company from accepting employment by competitors
Speaking Engagements
Recruiting and Managing U.S. Employees at U.S. Subsidiaries of Israeli Companies
Expanding Your Israeli Business in the U.S.
Opening and Managing U.S. Subsidiaries of Israeli Companies
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Mental Health/Accommodation of Mental Health Disabilities
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What Start-Ups Need to Know About Employment Law
What Israeli Companies Need to Know About U.S. Employment Law
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