Christopher Leddy focuses his practice on three main areas of law: employment law, corporate/tax, and healthcare.
Mr. Leddy’s experience in handling and litigating complex employment law issues, as well as negotiation of employment related contracts, spans the vast landscapes of the employer/employee relationship, including: state and federal discrimination laws (discrimination/harassment/hostile work environments/ retaliation/ accommodations), whistleblower laws, family and medical leave laws, state and federal wage/hour laws, paid family leave insurance laws, paid time off laws, unemployment, and Department of Labor audits.

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What Mr. Leddy understands is that – unlike legal issues involving a piece property or a contract – what makes employment law more complex and inherently more challenging is that at its core it involves the often delicate balance that underlies the employer/employee relationship – relationships that are first and foremost human.  And perhaps unlike any other area of law, it is the clients who are on the front lines grappling with legal issues on a daily basis and need fast, sound, reliable advice in conducting their day to day operations.  To this end, Mr. Leddy has helped assist and counsel countless employers, ranging from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies.  Mr. Leddy proactively applies his depth of knowledge learned from his litigation experience to counseling employers and training supervisors in HR best practices.  Mr. Leddy unremittingly seeks to provide preventative advice on employment laws, regulations, compliance, policies and procedures, employee and manager training, employment contracts, employee handbooks, restrictive covenants (non-disclosure agreements, non-compete agreements, and non-solicitation agreements), severance/separation agreements, social media use, and job preservation and exit strategies, all in an effort to maintain the essential trust relationships and to help clients avoid often protracted and costly legal disputes.

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Immediately prior to joining Becker, Mr. Leddy served as Vice President/General Counsel to an IT consulting/staffing firm that placed consultants on projects throughout the globe, where he: drafted, maintained, and negotiated employee and contractor agreements; created and implemented employee commission plans; ensured compliance with federal and state labor laws and regulations as it pertains to professional services delivered in all applicable states; and drafted, maintained, and negotiated legal content in all private and public contracts in the U.S., Canada, and E.U., including, but not limited to, vendor management agreements, SaaS agreements, software and technology agreements, and financial related agreements.

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Further, Mr. Leddy has significant experience in the formation and structure of joint ventures with healthcare professionals and practices, hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, healthcare facilities, clinically integrated networks, physician practice management companies, management service organizations, physician sponsored organization, independent physician associations, and physician-hospital organizations.  Mr. Leddy provides general counsel services to these entities, including, not limited to, consulting agreements, personnel services agreements (professional and non-professional), employment agreements, and restrictive covenants.

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Memberships:
 

• American Bar Association

• New Jersey Bar Association

• Monmouth County Bar Association (Employment Law Committee and Young Lawyer’s Committee)

• Ocean County Bar Association

• New York Bar Association

• Super Lawyers, Rising Star 2017

• Member of Society for Human Resource Management

• Former member of the Sidney Reitman Employment Law Inn of Court

• Former member of Kiwanis International and the New Jersey Defense Association

• Founding Member and Board Member of Ocean Academy Charter School

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Panels and Publications ​

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• OSHA Confirms ETS Applies to Truck Drivers Should it Go Back into EffecT:  January 13, 2022  Read More

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• A Look at Advanced Funding for the Trucking & Logistics Industry in 2021 and Forward :  April 27, 2021  View Recording  

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• FLORIDA PASSES BILL TO GRANT COVID-19 LIABILITY PROTECTIONS TO EMPLOYERS:  April 26, 2021   Read More

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• California’s Covid-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave:  March 29, 2021  Read More

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• Covid-19 Testing For The Trucking And Logistics Industry Under CDC Guidelines:  March 2, 2021  Read More

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• THE SBA HAS ELIMINATED THE PPP LOAN NECESSITY QUESTIONNAIRE REQUIREMENT:    July 15, 2021   Read More

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• OSHA Confirms ETS Applies to Truck Drivers Should it Go Back into Effect:  January 13, 2021  Read More

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• Returning to the Workplace under the "New Normal": How to Protect your Company, Employees and Customers Post COVID 19:  June 24, 2020   View Recording

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• House Passes Amendments To Payroll Protection Program:  June 5, 2020   Read More

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• IRS Issues New Guidance Regarding Deductibility Of Expenses Which Are Forgiven Under The Payroll Protection Program:  May 4, 2020   Read More

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• CARES Act and FFCRA: A Webinar Covering the Benefits of the Federal Stimulus Package for the Transportation Industry:  April  22, 2020    View Recording

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• Small Business Exemption From Paid Leave Under The Families First Coronavirus Act:  April 3, 2020 Read More

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• Emergency Families First Coronavirus Response Act:  March 20, 2020  Read More

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• New Jersey Supreme Court Weighs in on the Validity of Leases in the Motor Carrier Industry:  May 1, 2019  Read More

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• Is Your Company Ready to Disclose its Employer-Sponsored Health Offerings?:  December 27, 2018  Read More

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