Aaron Zandy is a Board Certified Specialist in Labor and Employment Law who represents employers and management in all areas of traditional labor and employment law. Aaron is an experienced trial lawyer, having tried a variety of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims under federal and state law. He also has extensive traditional labor law experience, including collective bargaining, union campaigns, and labor arbitrations. As a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), Aaron provides around-the-clock, proactive, and common sense counseling and guidance to employers on every aspect of the employer-employee relationship. As a highly acclaimed and recognized speaker, teacher, and trainer, he regularly provides high-intensity, high-content seminars and classes for human resources professionals and managers.
Recent Experience*
- Defended national staffing company in a sex harassment and retaliation case.
- Provided union-free training for 250 managers for a prominent health care company.
- Assisted multi-national corporation with protecting confidential and proprietary information through complex trade secrets litigation.
- Represented public-sector employer in a unique sex harassment, retaliation, and whistle-blower case.
- Defended large federal contractor in a religious discrimination/failure to accommodate case.
Recent Publications
- "You're Fired For Poor Performance - Despite What Those Evaluations Say," HR Florida Review, Fall 2008
- Ford & Harrison's Wage and Hour Manual, Co-Author and Editor
Honors and Awards
- The Best Lawyers in America – Labor and Employment Law
- "Florida's Legal Elite" by Florida Trend magazine
- "Best of the Bar" by the Orlando Business Journal
- "Best Lawyer" by Florida Monthly magazine
- "Florida Rising Star" by Law & Politics magazine
- AV® Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
*Per Florida Bar rules, information on litigation and other legal successes has not been disclosed but is available upon request.
Ohio Northern University College of Law J.D., with honors, 1997
St. Bonaventure University B.A., cum laude, 1994
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Florida
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
ADA
Age Discrimination Employment Act (ADEA)
Arbitration
COBRA
Collective Bargaining/Contract Negotiations
Employment Law
Fair Credit Reporting Act
FMLA
Harassment
Human Resource Audits
Labor Union Organizing (NLRB)
Layoffs/Plant Closings
Litigation
Management Training
National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)
Restrictive Covenants
Retaliation
Temporary Staffing
Trade Secrets and Noncompetes
Unfair Labor Practices
USERRA
Wage and Hour/FLSA
Whistleblower
Wrongful Termination
Airlines
Banking and Finance
Communications
Defense and Government Contractors
Education
Food and Beverage
Healthcare
Investment Companies
Logistics and Distribution
Real Estate
Retail
Security
Telecommunications
Trucking and Transportation
American Bar Association
Florida Bar Association
Orange County Bar Association
Society for Human Resource Management
Central Florida Human Resources Association
North Central Florida Human Resources Association