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Maja M. Obradovic
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Maja provides employment litigation defense and counseling support to private and public sector employers. Her clients include small and mid-sized businesses, college and universities, corporate entities, and trade associations operating in a range of industries, such as healthcare, manufacturing, retail, commercial real estate, and financial services. She has extensive experience defending institutions of higher education, their employees, and faculty in a wide range of employment lawsuits, including claims of discrimination, retaliation, unequal pay, and tenure disputes.

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.

Bar Admissions

  • New Jersey, 2000
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 2000
  • New York, 2004
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 2011
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 2015

Education

  • Rutgers University School of Law - Newark, J.D., 2000
  • University of Belgrade Law School, LL.B., 1991

Recognition

  • Listed in New Jersey Super Lawyers (a Thomson Reuters business) in the Employment & Labor: Employer,  Employment Litigation: Defense, Business Litigation, Civil Rights, General Litigation, and Health Care practice areas (2021 - present)

Rated by Super Lawyers Maja M. Obradovic 2026

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Clerkships

  • Former law clerk to The Honorable Douglas K. Wolfson, Superior Court, Middlesex County, New Jersey

Representative Matters

  • Representing a public university in high-stakes employment litigation alleging discrimination, defamation, due process violations, malicious prosecution, and intentional infliction of emotional distress arising from termination proceedings, securing summary judgment on all claims and defending the judgment on appeal in a matter with demands exceeding $10 million.
  • Represented Rutgers University and its employees in state and federal employment litigation, including claims under CEPA, NJLAD, Title VII, Section 1983, and the Americans with Disabilities Act involving allegations of wrongful termination, discrimination, retaliation, and hostile work environment, achieving dismissals, summary judgment, and favorable settlements.
  • Defended Rutgers University in matters alleging breach of contract, denial of due process, constitutional violations, invasion of privacy, and violations of the New Jersey Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Act and the Computer-Related Offenses Act.
  • Represented the State of New Jersey and individual defendants in employment and constitutional litigation asserting claims under CEPA, NJLAD, and the New Jersey Constitution.
  • Represented a private employer in the appeal of a significant jury verdict arising from NJLAD claims involving hostile work environment, discrimination, retaliation, and failure to promote.
  • Defended a technology company in employment litigation brought by a former senior executive asserting claims under NJLAD and CEPA and seeking declaratory relief concerning restrictive covenants, securing dismissal of multiple claims, denial of declaratory relief, quashing of overbroad subpoenas, and a favorable settlement following mediation.
  • Serve as ongoing employment counsel to a global manufacturer of high-performance magnetic products, advising on terminations, discipline, leave and disability issues, employee handbooks, and the drafting and enforcement of confidentiality and restrictive covenant agreements.
  • Provides ongoing employment and compliance counsel to New Jersey REALTORS, advising on personnel matters, employment policies, and regulatory guidance to members, including application of the ABC test for independent contractors and pandemic-related compliance obligations.
  • Represented a remodeling company in disability discrimination and retaliation claims under NJLAD, achieving a favorable settlement after discovery demonstrated that no reasonable accommodations were feasible.
  • Defended a research company and its owners and managers in employment litigation asserting CEPA whistleblower claims, sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and wage and hour violations, resolving the matter on favorable terms that protected the company’s industry reputation.
  • Represented a New Jersey state law enforcement agency in sexual harassment and hostile work environment claims under NJLAD, resolving the matter on favorable terms following discovery and deposition proceedings.

Memberships

  • New Jersey State Bar Association: Higher Education Committee; Labor and Employment Law Section
  • Middlesex County Bar Association
  • New Jersey Women Lawyers Association
  • National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA)
  • Serbian Attorney Association

Other Activities

  • Law360 New Jersey Editorial Board (2022)

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