Jocelyn A. Merced

Jocelyn Merced gained much practical experience while in law school. She participated in the Rutgers University Community Law Clinic and served as a law clerk for Legal Services of New Jersey. Since joining the firm, Jocelyn has been actively involved in all aspects of employer defense in both state and federal courts and agencies where employees allege discrimination on the basis of race, age, sex and disability, harassment and retaliation. Jocelyn has also handled actions involving breach of contract and various common law claims.

Education

• J.D., Rutgers University School of Law – Newark, 2009
• B.S., Cornell University, School of Industrial and Labor Relations, 2006

Admission to Practice

• U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
• New York
• New Jersey
• U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
• U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, and Southern Districts of New York

• American Bar Association

• Ogletree Deakins Webinar – “COVID-19 Update for New Jersey Employers: Leave and Benefit Issues” – April 6, 2020

• Fall 2010 – Labor & Employment Law Quarterly – “Linden Bd. of Educ. v. Linden Education Association: Was the Public Policy Really Served?”
• January 1, 2009 – Rutgers Race and the Law Review – “Reauthorization of No Child Left Behind: Renewing a Model for Progression or Reauthorizing a Model for Regression – Effects of the Act on New York City and New Jersey English Language Learners”

• April 18, 2021 – Forbes – “As Laws Catch Up To The Digital Age, Gaming Influencers Must Pay Close Attention”

• Selected to the New Jersey Super Lawyers Rising Star list, issued by Thomson Reuters* (2014 – present)
• Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey Scholarship* (2008 and 2009)

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