Meet Lisa Fried-Grodin, Esq.

When things aren’t going well at work, it can affect our sleep, finances and overall well-being. Lisa helps employees and employers in New Jersey and New York overcome these challenges so they can focus on their careers, lives and businesses.

Lisa is passionate about giving employees who have experienced discrimination, harassment and retaliation a voice and an action plan, and for guiding small to mid-sized, growing businesses on the right path. She provides a calm, thoughtful approach and works closely with clients to understand their goals and develop the best strategy for them.

She represents clients in litigation and also provides employment law advice to address situations successfully without litigation, including matters involving discipline and termination, sexual harassment, discrimination, medical and family leaves, whistleblower/retaliation, wage and hour requirements, compensation issues, employee classification issues (exempt and nonexempt employee status and contractor and employee status), employment agreements, separation agreements and workplace policies.

Lisa has been practicing law since 2002, always as an employment attorney.

She is also a mediator on the New Jersey Court system’s mediator roster for employment law, discrimination and whistleblower cases, and also mediates cases as a private mediator.

Prior to starting Fried-Grodin Employment Law, she was a partner at Meyers Fried-Grodin LLP, a firm she co-founded, and where she helped hundreds of clients for 11 years. Earlier in her legal career, she worked as an employment lawyer for Fox Rothschild and Grotta, Glassman & Hoffman. Before becoming an attorney, Lisa was a business journalist and editor writing articles for numerous publications, including the New York Law Journal, The National Law Journal, New York Newsday, the American Management Association’s Management Review, and several trade magazines for the retail, travel and media industries.

Organizations

Ms. Fried-Grodin is a member of the Sussex Warren Human Resources Management Association, the New Jersey and New York sections of the National Employment Lawyers Association, New Jersey Bar Association, New York City Bar Association and Women-Owned Law.  She is a member of the Labor and Employment Law committees of the New Jersey Bar Association and New York City Bar Association. Ms. Fried-Grodin is also director of the Morris Essex Small Firm Networking Group.

Awards

Lisa was selected to the list of Super Lawyers, from 2013-2022.  This award is conferred by Super Lawyers Magazine.  A description of the selection methodology can be found here. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Lisa was selected to the list of Morris County Top Lawyers from 2018-2022 and to the list of Essex County Top Lawyers in 2023.  These awards are conferred by Morris Essex Health & Life Magazine. A description of the selection methodology can be found here. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Videos

See Lisa’s media page for recent employment law videos.

Articles & Publications

See Lisa’s blog for her most current articles.

Speaking Engagements & Presentations

• Avoiding Common Pitfalls that Lead to Employment Litigation, Womens Healthcare Referral Group, 2023
• Employment Law Legal Update, Sussex Warren Human Resources Association, 2023
• Ethical Pitfalls in Settling Employment Law Cases, New York City Bar, 2023
• Tips for Success During the Workplace Revolution, Sussex Warren Human Resources Management Association, June 16, 2021
• Ensuring Success During the Workplace Revolution: How to Attract Key Talent, Keep Employees Loyal, and Stay Compliant with Employment Laws, Morris Chamber of Commerce, Human Resources Committee, May 10, 2022
• COVID-19 Workplace Requirements: Balancing Business Needs, Legal Rights And Obligations Of Employers With Diverse Employee Attitudes, Morris County Chamber of Commerce, September 24, 2021
• Health and Safety Workplace Challenges for Employers, New Jersey Small Business Development Center at Brookdale Community College, February 9, 2021.
• Reopening Strategies For HR Leaders During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Morris County Chamber of Commerce, June 2020.
• NJ Cracks Down On Employers Violating State Wage, Benefit And Tax Law And/Or Misclassifying Employees As Independent Contractors, Morris Essex Small Firm Networking Group, 2020.
• Preventing, Preparing for and Addressing Workplace Violence, Morris Chamber of Commerce, August 2019.
• Best Practices for Preventing and Addressing Harassment Complaints, Morris County Chamber of Commerce, 2019
• “New Jersey’s New Equal Pay Act: What Employers Need to Know”, Florham, Park, N.J. October 2018.
• “Are you Ready for your First or Next Hire,” Webinar hosted by C3 Workplace, March 2018.
• “Tips for Improving Mediation Success”, Florham Park, N.J., October 2017.
• “Demystifying the New Overtime Rules”, Morris County Chamber of Commerce, November 2016.

Education

• J.D. St. John’s University School of Law
• B.S. Journalism, University of Maryland

Bar Admissions

• New Jersey
• New York

Court Admissions

• U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
• U.S. District Courts, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York