Jonathan I. Nirenberg

Experienced Employment Lawyer

Jonathan I. Nirenberg has dedicated his career to representing New Jersey and New York employees in employment law matters since he graduated from Cornell Law School. He has extensive experience handling cases involving workplace discrimination, retaliation, harassment, employment contracts, severance agreements, non-compete agreements, oppressed shareholders, family and medical leaves and reasonable accommodations. He has handled numerous overtime and minimum wage class and collective actions. He also has handled many First Amendment whistleblower cases on behalf of police officers, firefighters and other municipal workers.

Precedent-Setting Employment Law Cases

Mr. Nirenberg has extensive experience handling employment law appeals in numerous landmark precedent-setting cases in state and federal court. For example, in Zive v. Stanley Roberts, Inc. and Myers v. AT&T, two disability discrimination cases, he helped make it easier for New Jersey employees to have their discrimination cases decided by juries. His other published appellate decisions include Cole v. Jersey City Medical Center, Stengart v. Loving Care Agency, Inc., Padilla v. Berkeley Educational Services of New Jersey, Inc., Brennan v. Norton and Muller v. Exxon Research and Engineering Co.

Employment Law News and Articles

Mr. Nirenberg has written hundreds of articles about employment law for the New Jersey Employment Law Blog and the New Jersey Employment Law Newsletter. He also is the author of the following published articles:

• When Does the Employer Have the Burden of Proof? (New Jersey Law Journal, March 14, 2008)
• Are Some Employees Entitled to More than 12 Weeks of Pregnancy Leave Under State and Federal Law? (New Jersey Labor and Employment Law Quarterly, Spring 2002)
  
• When Is an Employer's Failure to Provide Notice of FMLA Rights or Designate FMLA Leave Actionable? (New Jersey Law Journal, March 29, 2004)

A New Jersey Super Lawyer

New Jersey Super Lawyers Magazine selected Mr. Nirenberg for inclusion on its list for 2017 and its Rising Star list from 2011-2013. Thomson Reuters selects individuals to be included on each of these lists based on a combination of peer nominations, evaluation of candidates, and independent research. Each year, no more than 5% of attorneys practicing in New Jersey are selected to the Super Lawyers list, and no more than 2.5% are selected for the Rising Star list. Information about the selection process is available on the Super Lawyers website. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Preeminent Rating from Martindale Hubble and Lawyers.com

Mr. Nirenberg has received an AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating from Martindale Hubble and Lawyers.com. This rating is defined to be a testament to the fact that his peers rank him at "the highest level of professional excellence." Please follow the link for information about the methodology for Martindale-Hubbell 's peer review ratings.  No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Experienced Employment Law Attorney

Mr. Nirenberg is an experienced employment lawyer. Prior to joining Rabner Baumgart Ben-Asher & Nirenberg, P.C., he was the managing partner of The Nirenberg Law Firm, LLC; a founding partner of Resnick & Nirenberg, P.C.; and a partner of Deutsch Resnick, P.A. He currently is a member of the Bergen County Bar Association, the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA), the National Employment Lawyers Association of New Jersey (NELA-NJ) and NELA-NJ’s amicus committee.

Employment Law Mediator

Mr. Nirenberg is a New Jersey Rule 1:40-qualified mediator who is included on the Superior Court of New Jersey's roster of civil mediators. He conducts both private and court-ordered mediation in a wide range of employment law cases. Additional information is available on Mr. Nirenberg's mediation profile.