Richard S. Zackin

About Richard

Mr. Zackin joined the firm in 1975, and has, for many years, engaged in general commercial litigation with a concentrated practice of employment law in the areas of litigation and client counseling. He has been particularly active in discrimination and wrongful discharge matters and has focused extensively on reduction in force, and other employment termination related issues. He has also handled a wide variety of ERISA and wage and hour issues both in terms of litigation and counseling. In addition, Mr. Zackin has authored numerous articles dealing with some of these more timely issues. He is also an editor of the firm's Employment Law Alert blog and Gibbons on Federal Practice in New Jersey, published by the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education.

Practice Areas

Employment Law Insights

How Courts Decide If a Wage-and-Hour Settlement Is Fair

When you settle a wage-and-hour claim in federal court, a judge decides whether it's fair before it's final — based on four factors. Here's exactly what the court weighs.

Education

• Rutgers University–Newark, J.D., graduated 1970

Bar Admissions

• New Jersey, State of New Jersey
• New York, State of New York

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