Eric Meyer

About Eric Meyer

I help employers make hard workplace decisions when the answers aren’t clean – and the risk is real.Discipline. Accommodations. Investigations. Executive exits. Pay practices. Just about anything that touches the employer–employee relationship.Clients call me when they need a fast answer, a defensible decision, and someone who will still be there if it turns into a lawsuit. My advice is practical, direct, and grounded in how these issues actually get litigated – not how they look in a handbook.That’s not just a figure of speech. I’m the author of The Employer Handbook, an award-winning employment law blog read daily by thousands of HR professionals, in-house counsel, and business leaders. I break down real cases and workplace risks into plain-English takeaways employers can actually use. Many clients find me through the writing. They stay because the advice sounds exactly the same.I’m an EEOC-approved trainer working with everyone from frontline employees to the C-suite. My training is current, practical, and designed to change behavior – not just check a compliance box. I’ve testified before the Philadelphia City Council and the Pennsylvania House Labor Committee and presented at the EEOC’s national EXCEL Conference. My style is direct, realistic, and occasionally sarcastic.I advise employers and executives on hiring, separation, severance, and leadership transitions, particularly where restrictive covenants and post-employment disputes are in play. I draft, negotiate, and enforce non-competes – and just as often poke holes in them – helping employers understand what will hold up and when enforcement makes business sense.I also perform employment due diligence and serve as lead employment counsel on complex mergers and acquisitions, helping deal teams identify workforce risk, legacy compliance issues, and post-closing exposure before they become problems.I serve as an arbitrator and mediate exclusively employment law matters, including work as a mediator for the EEOC and as a court-appointed federal mediator. Parties rely on me to cut through posturing, assess risk realistically, and get deals done.When cases can’t be talked down, I defend employers through every stage of litigation and help them decide when fighting makes sense – and when it doesn’t.I work primarily with employers, in-house legal teams, and business leaders navigating high-risk workplace decisions.I do sleep.Just not much.[My LinkedIn profile may contain \"Attorney Advertising,\" in accordance with rules of professional ethics]

Experience

1. Founding Partner

   Pierson Ferdinand LLP

   Jan 2024 — Present · Philadelphia, PA, US

   You know that scientist in the action movie who has all the right answers if only the government would just pay attention?If you want a nerdy employment-lawyer brain to help you solve HR-compliance issues proactively before the action sequence, I’m here to help. These days, employee training is at the top of most employers’ lists. The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has approved me to train your workforce from rank-and-file to the C-Suite. Additionally, I offer day-to-day employment counseling, workplace audits and investigations, and other prophylactic measures to keep your workplace working while you focus on running your business. I know my stuff! There’s my blog which the ABA Journal recently inducted into its Blawg100 Hall of Fame. In addition to being a frequent presenter across the country on HR-compliance issues, among other outlets, I’ve been quoted in ABCNews.com, NBCSports.com, AMEX\'s Small Business Open Forum, Inc. Magazine, Business Insurance, Entrepreneur, Mashable.com, The Wall Street Journal, and the British tabloids.And for those employers in the midst of conflict, I bring all of my know-how to bear as your zealous advocate. I’m a trial-tested, experienced litigator who has represented companies of all sizes in a veritable alphabet soup of employment law claims, such as the ADA, ADEA, CEPA, FMLA, FLSA, NJLAD, PHRA, Title VII, and USERRA. I also help clients litigate disputes involving restrictive covenants such as non-competition and non-solicitation agreements, as well as conflicts over the use of trade secrets and other confidential information.My practice is multi-faceted. When I’m not serving as a counselor or advocate, I’m helping parties get to \"yes\" through alternative dispute resolution. I serve as a private mediator, volunteer mediator for the EEOC, and court-appointed mediator in the federal court system. In case you are wondering, I do sleep. But, not much.

Education

• University of Pennsylvania

  B.A., Economics

  1994 — 1998

• The George Washington University Law School

  J.D., Law

  1998 — 2001

Skills

• Non-Compete Agreements
• Arbitration
• Legal Writing
• Litigation
• Collective Bargaining
• HR Policies
• Courts
• Retaliation
• Flsa
• Legal Research
• Discrimination Law
• Dispute Resolution
• Workplace Safety
• Discrimination
• Erisa
• Business Litigation
• Administrative Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Labor Relations
• Workplace Investigations
• Class Actions
• Employee Handbooks
• Mediation
• Employment Law Compliance
• Trials
• Social Media
• Wage
• Dispute
• Employment Law
• Legal Compliance
• Product Liability
• Eeoc
• Legal Issues
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Employment Contracts
• Torts
• Trade Secrets
• Severance
• Employment Discrimination
• Fmla