Employment and labor law exists to protect the best interests of the people involved in our workforce. With the vast majority of individuals working in some shape or form, this area of law is responsible for some of the most applicable and relevant legislation in our daily lives. Yet at the same time, most people have only a basic understanding of the protections offered to them as employees, or the responsibilities given to them as an employer. That is why employment and labor attorneys work tirelessly to evaluate and enforce all cases related to legal situations in the workplace. Among these attorneys is Galit Kierkut, an attorney currently working at Sills Cummis & Gross in New Jersey.
After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1995, Galit Kierkut began devoting her career to the practice of employment and labor law. She focuses her practice on employment litigation and counseling by conducting human resource audits, performing management and employee training in sexual harassment, social media, and electronic communications use, and counseling clients regarding compliance with state and federal employment laws, including discrimination laws, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), family and medical leave, and the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act.
She is also responsible for reviewing and drafting employee handbooks and social media policies and employment contracts. Social media policies are an area of particular interest to Galit Kierkut. She has published a number of papers on the topic including “The Risk of Social Media Usage in the Workplace”, “Monitoring Electronic Communications and Social Media Usage in the Workplace”, and “Recent Developments in Employment Law and the Impact of Technology on Workplace Trends”. The rise in technology has created a gap in the workplace between issues related to social media use and the laws that protect companies and employees from problem that come from this use. For example, intellectual property that technically belongs to a company can be shared, be it nefariously or otherwise, through social media. The problem is that this information is disseminated faster than ever before and companies have few means of stopping it.
Labor and employment law is constantly changing. Attorneys responsible for this area of law are expected to be dynamic, up to date, and experienced enough to adapt their knowledge to a variety of situations and circumstances.
After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1995, Galit Kierkut began devoting her career to the practice of employment and labor law. She focuses her practice on employment litigation and counseling by conducting human resource audits, performing management and employee training in sexual harassment, social media, and electronic communications use, and counseling clients regarding compliance with state and federal employment laws, including discrimination laws, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), family and medical leave, and the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act.
She is also responsible for reviewing and drafting employee handbooks and social media policies and employment contracts. Social media policies are an area of particular interest to Galit Kierkut. She has published a number of papers on the topic including “The Risk of Social Media Usage in the Workplace”, “Monitoring Electronic Communications and Social Media Usage in the Workplace”, and “Recent Developments in Employment Law and the Impact of Technology on Workplace Trends”. The rise in technology has created a gap in the workplace between issues related to social media use and the laws that protect companies and employees from problem that come from this use. For example, intellectual property that technically belongs to a company can be shared, be it nefariously or otherwise, through social media. The problem is that this information is disseminated faster than ever before and companies have few means of stopping it.
Labor and employment law is constantly changing. Attorneys responsible for this area of law are expected to be dynamic, up to date, and experienced enough to adapt their knowledge to a variety of situations and circumstances.
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