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Timestamp: 2019-04-23 10:05:33+00:00

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Wendy Johnson Lario represents employers in litigation involving claims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, and whistleblowing, among others. She appears regularly in federal and state courts in New Jersey and New York and defends employers against charges filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (NJDCR) and the New York Division of Human Rights (NYDHR). Wendy also provides advice and training to management and in-house counsel on employment issues, including hiring, firing, harassment, misconduct, leave and attendance, employee accommodations, employment and severance agreements, executive contracts, independent contractors, internal investigations, background checks, employee handbooks and policies, social networking, reductions in force, and employer requirements under identity theft statutes. She has represented companies in the telecommunications, retail, automotive, pharmaceutical, consumer electronics and chemical industries, among others.
Cornelius v. United Parcel Service, Inc.; obtained dismissal of the complaint in this military and age discrimination matter in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Banks v. United Parcel Service, et al.; obtained summary judgment for UPS and various individually named defendants in this race and disability discrimination and failure to accommodate matter in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Morris County.
Young v. United Parcel Service; obtained dismissal for UPS based on lack of subject matter jurisdiction in connection with this race, age and national origin-based discrimination matter in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
St. Jean v. United Parcel Service, Inc.; obtained summary judgment for UPS in this race-based harassment and discrimination matter in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Pych v. United Parcel Service, Inc.; represented UPS in trial where jury returned a no cause of action verdict in an age discrimination and hostile work environment harassment matter in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Morris County.
DeVille v. Givaudan Fragrances Corporation; summary judgment awarded to Givaudan in this age discrimination matter in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Sanctions were also obtained against plaintiff's counsel in connection with an expert deposition and report. Both orders were affirmed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Parikh v. United Parcel Service, Inc.; obtained summary judgment for UPS in this national origin and age discrimination matter in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Milliman v. United Parcel Service, Inc.; obtained no cause determination for UPS following a protracted public hearing before an administrative law judge in this New York Division of Human Rights action alleging sexual harassment.
Babcock v. United Parcel Service, Inc.; obtained no cause of action ruling for UPS in this age discrimination arbitration at the American Arbitration Association.
Whitehead v. United Parcel Service, Inc.; obtained summary judgment for UPS in ADA disability discrimination and failure to accommodate case in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York.
Cunningham v. Atlantic States Cast Iron Pipe Co., 386 N.J. Super. 423 (App. Div.), certif. denied, 188 N.J. 492 (2006); established the legal standard requiring petitioners seeking an award of workers’ compensation temporary disability benefits to prove actual wage loss due to the disability.
Wallace v. United Parcel Service, Inc.; represented UPS in jury trial where jury returned a no cause of action verdict in a race-based hostile work environment harassment matter in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Noto v. AT&T Corp., et. al.; represented AT&T Corp. in jury trial where jury returned a no cause of action verdict in a disability discrimination matter in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Morris County.
Clarke v. Ford Motor Co.; represented Ford Motor Co. in jury trial involving race discrimination and retaliation where a jury returned a no cause of action verdict in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Essex County.
Dickerson v. Frontier Communications; obtained summary judgment for Frontier Communications/Global Crossing, Inc., in pregnancy discrimination matter in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Bergen County.
Cadet v. Bosal USA; settled multi-plaintiff national origin and race discrimination case on the eve of trial in Superior Court of New Jersey, Essex County.
Purefoy v. P.C. Richard & Son; obtained summary judgment for P.C. Richard in race discrimination case in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Essex County.
Chelly v. Knoll Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 295 N.J. Super. 478 (App. Div. 1996); trial of public policy wrongful termination matter in Superior Court of New Jersey, Morris County; appellate division upheld trial court's dismissal of claims against Knoll Pharmaceuticals.

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