Amy E. Rudley is a Partner in the firm’s Atlantic City office who focuses on the areas of employment law, hospitality & casino law, and defense litigation including civil rights litigation and premises liability.
She handles everything from inception of litigation and discovery to trial and post-trial motions, as well as appeals. Additionally, Amy guides clients through the drafting of handbooks and day-to-day employment practices and decisions.
Amy also conducts employment seminars, sessions and training, as well as investigations into workplace allegations of discrimination, retaliation, and harassment.
She prepares employment contracts and agreements for her clients.
Amy counsels municipal and governmental clients on their employment obligations, as well as assists in ensuring their compliance with Federal and State employment laws.
A graduate of the University of Delaware (B.S.), and Rutgers University School of Law – Camden (J.D.), Amy is admitted to the bar in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, as well as the United States District of New Jersey, the United States Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court.
Amy is licensed to practice in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Amy has counseled New Jersey and Pennsylvania businesses and governmental entities for more than 17 years, helping them tackle legal issues in a preventative manner, addressing employee situations as they arise, defending litigation, and conducting preventative training sessions for employees and management.
Prior to her practice, Amy served as a judicial clerk for the Honorable John Tomasello, then Presiding Criminal Judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey for Vicinage XV. During law school, she was a member of the Rutgers Civil Practice Clinic, was the Managing Editor for the competitive Rutgers Journal of Law and Religion, interned for the Honorable Martin A. Herman, J.S.C., and clerked for a private law firm.
“Minimum Wage Increase May Adversely Affect Restaurant Employers: What New Jersey Employers Need to Know”
“Facts About Sexual Harassment May Surprise You,” Women of Gloucester County Magazine
“Gripe Sites: Your Employees & Their Social Networks,” Global Gaming Business HR, 2010
“At Will Employment: Know Your Rights,” Women of Gloucester County Magazine
“Employer Access to Personal Emails: Do They Have the Right,” Women of Gloucester County Magazine
“Structuring (or Restructuring) Your Small Business,” Women of Gloucester County Magazine
“Your Employees and Their Issues,” October 21, 2022, Zoom Platform, NJCPA Society
“Mandatory Vaccines,” December 15, 2021, Zoom Platform, Southern Shore Human Resource Management Association of NJ
“Cannabis in the Workplace,” April 21, 2021, Zoom Platform, Cape May County Chamber of Commerce
“What Employers Need to Know: LGBTQ Employees and Workplace Discrimination,” January 13, 2021, Zoom Platform, Cape May County Chamber of Commerce
“Getting Back to Business Following COVID-19: Employer FAQs,” July 9, 2020, Zoom Platform, NJCPA
“Vacation and Resort Torts,” August 9, 2019, Atlantic City, New Jersey State Bar Association
“Running and Winning Workshop,” May 20, 2019, Pennsauken High School, League of Women Voters of Camden County
“Benefits and Risks of Employee Handbooks and Your Options,“ March 14, 2019, Manahawkin, Marine Trades Association of New Jersey
“New Jersey Paid Sick Leave,” December 14, 2018, Cape May Court House, Cape May County Chamber of Commerce
“Bridging the Gap Between C-Suite Executives and Young Professionals,” January 9, 2018, Deptford, Southern New Jersey Development Counsel
“Effectively Managing Employees Who Are Experiencing Crisis,” May 10, 2017, Galloway, Southern Shore Human Resource Management Association of NJ
“Equal Employment Laws: Title VII, ADEA, GINA, EPA, PDA, and More,” April 10, 2017, Cherry Hill, New Jersey Business Institute
“Equal Employment Laws: Title VII, ADEA, GINA, EPA, PDA, and More,” April 5, 2017, Atlantic City, New Jersey Business Institute
“Marital Status Means More Than Single, Married or Divorced: The recent New Jersey Supreme Court case of Smith v. Millville Rescue Squad,” October 18, 2016, Linwood, NJCPA
“Social Media: Legal Pitfalls for Employers,” September 9, 2015, Somers Point, New Jersey, Southern Shore Human Resource Management Association of NJ
“Social Media and the NLRB,” October 2014, Somers Point, NJCPA
“Retaining Expert Witnesses to Support Employment Law Claims,” April 30, 2014, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, New Jersey Business Institute
“Healthcare Reform: What an Employer Needs to Know.” April 10, 2014, Mount Laurel, New Jersey, Marsh McLennan
“SAFE Act & Other NJ Leaves,” February 19, 2014, Galloway, New Jersey, Southern Shore Human Resource Management Association of NJ
“FMLA & FLSA,” May 15, 2013, Somers Point, New Jersey, Southern Shore Human Resource Management Association of NJ
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