Maja M. Obradovic

By building strong, trust-based relationships with her clients and understanding the dynamics of their business operations, Maja serves as a key resource for business owners, management personnel, in-house counsel, and human resources teams. She helps clients maintain compliance with federal and state workplace laws and regulations to minimize risk and avoid potential employment disputes.

Maja advises clients on workplace policies, wage and hour laws, personnel issues, and other day-to-day matters, including the hiring, discharge, and proper classification of employees. She provides practical guidance and training for human resources personnel and managers to ensure compliance with all relevant statutes and regulations. Her work includes negotiating and drafting employment and severance agreements, employee policies and handbooks, executive compensation agreements, and restrictive covenants and confidentiality agreements. She also assists clients in conducting internal employment-related investigations and performs independent workplace investigations of claims made against her corporate clients or their employees.

As a litigator, Maja has represented clients in the defense of employment claims involving discrimination, harassment, and retaliation under both New Jersey state and federal statutes, in court and before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (DCR), and other agencies. Her experience includes claims brought under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD), the Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). She has a proven track record of successfully resolving disputes involving employment discrimination based on age, sexual harassment, wrongful termination, whistleblower retaliation, wage and hour issues, hostile work environments, contracts, social media usage and privacy matters, and the enforcement or violation of employment agreements, including restrictive covenants and non-compete provisions.

Maja leverages her experience in bankruptcy law to guide corporations facing insolvency through a range of employment issues, such as managing the automatic stay, addressing unpaid wages and benefits, and providing WARN Act notices.

Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.