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Michelle Seldin Silverman

Michelle Seldin Silverman

Partner

michelle.silverman@morganlewis.com

Princeton Phone +1.609.919.6660 Fax +1.609.919.6701

502 Carnegie Center//Princeton, NJ 08540-6241//United States

Michelle Seldin Silverman counsels and defends clients facing single-plaintiff and systemic employment discrimination claims in US state, federal, and appellate courts. Michelle regularly handles disputes involving alleged harassment, wrongful termination, and retaliation, as well as matters alleging disparate impact or pattern and practice discrimination. She regularly represents clients before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and handles regulatory agency investigations and fact findings.

Michelle is the head of Morgan Lewis’ Employment Counseling Taskforce, working regularly with employers to proactively develop effective and compliant anti-harassment programs, diversity and inclusion initiatives, disability accommodation processes, and leave management programs.

Michelle provides clients with day-to-day counseling regarding employee complaints, performance management, and leaves of absence/disability accommodations. She also works closely with employers to design and implement practical and compliant employment policies, with a particular focus on helping employers build the infrastructure necessary to successfully manage employee leave and sick time and disability accommodations. Michelle also provides advice on workplace diversity and inclusion, including corporate diversity best practices.

Michelle provides training to employers on the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and performance management. She frequently participates in seminars about these topics, as well as gender stereotyping and LGBT employee issues. Michelle also performs internal audits and investigations relating to leave management, harassment, and discrimination.

In addition, Michelle represents employers in the arbitration of union grievances, and has experience defending clients before the National Labor Relations Board.

In 2016, Michelle was selected by the New Jersey Law Journal as one of the Top 25 Women Lawyers in New Jersey. She is a member of the firm's nationwide Diversity Committee and the ML Women Steering Committee. While a student at Penn Law, Michelle was a founding member of the LGBT Clinic for Civil Rights.

Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Michelle practiced with another large international firm, where she focused on complex class action and multidistrict litigation. She has served as an adjunct professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

Awards and Affiliations

Member, Practice Group of the Year, Employment, Law360 (2017, 2019)

The New Jersey Law Journal's Litigation Department of the Year – Labor and Employment: Winner 2013, Finalist 2014, Winner 2015

Recommended, Labor and Employment - Labor and Employment Disputes (including collective actions) - Defense (2016-2018); Next Generation Lawyer, Labor and Employment - Workplace and Employment Counseling (2017–2020), The Legal 500 US

Admissions

  • New Jersey
  • District of Columbia
  • New York
  • Pennsylvania
  • U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second and Third Circuits
  • U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
  • U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York

Education

  • University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2002, J.D., Cum Laude
  • University of Michigan, 1998, M.A., With Distinction
  • Dartmouth College, 1995, B.A., Cum Laude

Services

  • Labor Employment Benefits
  • Individual Employee Litigation and Arbitration
  • Systemic Employment Litigation
  • Employment Counseling
  • US Labor-Management Relations

Regions

  • North America

Events

4/9/2020 - Virtual Pharmaceutical Roundtable

6/11/2019 - Murphy’s Laws: Keeping Up with Changes Affecting NJ Employers Roundtable

6/11/2019 - Murphy's Laws: Keeping Up with Changes Affecting NJ Employers

9/26/2017 - New Jersey Employment Law Update – September 2017

10/20/2015 - SEPA Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Chapter Meeting

6/30/2015 - New Jersey Employment Law Update

4/15/2015 - Employer Work Rules and Handbooks: Do Your Employment Policies Meet the New Federal Guidelines?

8/22/2014 - Lavender Law Conference and Career Fair

7/16/2013 - Implications of the Supreme Court’s Windsor Decision: DOMA is Dead, Now What? — Income Tax, Estate and Gift Tax, Employment Law, and Immigration Issues Post-DOMA

6/13/2013 - 2013 Labor and Employment Summer Webinar Series: Catching up with the FMLA — New Employer Requirements for U.S. Leave Laws

News

1/3/2021 - 4 Religious Liberty Cases Attorneys Should Watch in 2021, Law360

8/24/2020 - Morgan Lewis Partner Michelle Silverman Named Trailblazer by New Jersey Law Journal

1/7/2019 - 7 Best Practices for ADA Compliance, HR Dive

11/14/2016 - Litigation Department of the Year – Morgan Lewis's L&E Group Breaks Legal Ground, New Jersey Law Journal

9/15/2016 - Morgan Lewis Partner Michelle Silverman Named One of New Jersey Law Journal’s Top Women Lawyers

4/1/2015 - Princeton Labor and Employment Team Recognized by New Jersey Law Journal

4/7/2014 - Finalist, Litigation Department of the Year: Labor and Employment, New Jersey Law Journal

12/18/2013 - NJ Criminal History Bill Goes Beyond "Ban the Box," Law360

8/13/2013 - NJ Employers Face New Liability With Leave For Abuse Victims, Law360

7/23/2013 - 'Borgata Babes' Lose Sex Bias Suit Over Weight, Dress Rules, Law360

6/27/2013 - Morgan Lewis Promotes Seventeen Lawyers to Partnership

Publications

1/13/2021 - EEOC Publishes Final Rule Amending Conciliation Process

2020 - Getting the Deal Through – Labour & Employment 2020 – United States

4/17/2020 - New Jersey Expands Its Family Leave Act – Again

3/27/2020 - New DOL Guidance Issued on Emergency Paid Sick Leave and Emergency FMLA Leave During COVID-19

March 2020 - Employer ADA Insights From 2nd Circuit Bloomberg Ruling, Law360

2019 - Getting the Deal Through – Labour & Employment 2019 – United States

2018 - Getting the Deal Through – Labour & Employment 2018 – United States

4/19/2018 - What New Jersey Employers Should Know About Paid Sick Time Bill, Law360

4/17/2018 - New Jersey Legislature Passes Paid Sick Time Law

9/8/2017 - Hurricane Recovery Client Alert: Managing Employees after Hurricane Harvey

8/29/2017 - Third Circuit Affirms Priority of NRC Public Health and Safety Requirements

8/29/2017 - Third Circuit Affirms Priority of NRC Public Health and Safety Requirements

7/20/2015 - EEOC Says That Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation Violates Title VII: Employment and Benefits Implications

7/1/2015 - US Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Same-Sex Marriage

6/26/2015 - NJ Whistleblowers May Face Criminal Charges for Theft of Company Documents

3/26/2015 - Supreme Court Strikes Middle Ground on Pregnancy Accommodation

11/10/2014 - Paid Sick Leave Laws Enacted in U.S. State and Local Elections

11/4/2014 - Employers: How Prepared Are You for Ebola?

7/16/2014 - EEOC Issues Pregnancy Discrimination Enforcement Guidance

4/16/2014 - New York City Earned Sick Time Act Expanded Before Taking Effect

9/27/2013 - New York City Offers Greater Protections for Pregnant Workers

7/16/2013 - Income Tax, Estate and Gift Tax, Employment Law, and Immigration Issues Post-DOMA

6/12/2013 - 2013 Labor and Employment Summer Webinar Series: Catching up with the FMLA — New Employer Requirements for U.S. Leave Laws

6/11/2013 - Catching up with the FMLA — New Employer Requirements for U.S. Leave Laws