Megan Mason counsels and represents employers in a broad range of employment and labor matters arising under federal, state, and local law. She partners with employers to navigate complex workplace issues and provides practical, business-focused legal advice designed to minimize risk and support organizational objectives.
Megan’s practice encompasses both employment litigation and preventive counseling. She regularly advises employers on employee relations matters, workplace policies, leave and accommodation issues, performance management, discipline, reductions in force, executive compensation arrangements, and compliance with evolving employment laws. She also counsels employers on disability, pregnancy, religious, and medical accommodation obligations and leave-related issues arising under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and related state and local laws.
Her litigation practice focuses on defending employers against claims involving:
- Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 42 U.S.C. § 1981
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
- Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
- New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD)
- Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (PHRA)
- Philadelphia Fair Practices Ordinance (PFPO)
In addition, Megan advises employers on all aspects of traditional labor law. She counsels management regarding union organizing campaigns, collective bargaining, labor relations strategies, grievance administration, arbitration proceedings, and proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). She works with employers to develop proactive labor relations strategies and navigate workplace issues arising in both unionized and union-free environments.
Megan conducts and advises on workplace investigations involving allegations of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, misconduct, policy violations, and other sensitive employee concerns. Employers rely on her to conduct thorough, defensible investigations and to provide practical recommendations for addressing workplace issues while mitigating legal and employee-relations risks.
In addition to her counseling and litigation practice, Megan regularly develops and delivers training on employment law compliance, workplace investigations, labor relations, leave and accommodation issues, discrimination and harassment prevention, and other workplace topics for employers across a variety of industries.