Danielle M. Dwyer

Associate

Phone: +1 215 979 1878
Duane Morris LLP
30 South 17th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-4196
USA

Danielle M. Dwyer practices in the area of labor and employment law. She has represented clients from a broad array of industries including, healthcare, gaming, non-profit, manufacturing, food service, telecommunications, and pharmaceutical.

Ms. Dwyer has litigated federal and state discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, breach of contract, wrongful termination, disability, medical leave and wage and hour claims. She also has experience handling all aspects of administrative agency charges, including investigating claims, drafting responsive position statements and mediating claims.

In addition, Ms. Dwyer has counseled clients on a variety employment policies and procedures, including anti-discrimination policies, harassment avoidance policies and family and medical leave issues. She has drafted employment policies, severance agreements, arbitration agreements, and employment agreements.

Prior to entering private practice, Ms. Dwyer served as law clerk to the Hon. George S. Leone of the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division.

Ms. Dwyer is a graduate of Rutgers School of Law, where she was Executive Editor of the Rutgers Law Review. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree, with highest honors, from Pennsylvania State University.

Areas of Practice

Employment and Labor Law

Admissions

New Jersey
Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Education

Rutgers School of Law, J.D., 2014
- Executive Editor, Rutgers Law Review
The Pennsylvania State University, B.A., 2011

Experience

Duane Morris LLP
- Associate, 2018-present
Stevens & Lee PC
- Associate, 2015-2018
New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division
- Law Clerk to the Hon. George S. Leone, 2014-2015

Honors and Awards

Named to Best Lawyers "Ones to Watch," 2023 and 2024

Professional Activities

Editorial Board, The Legal Intelligencer Young Lawyer Board

Selected Publications

Co-author, "New Jersey Employers Should Expect Increased Government Enforcement of Laws Affecting Workers' Rights," Duane Morris Alert, August 8, 2023
Co-author, "Get Ready, New Jersey Employers - Changes to Unemployment Compensation Law Take Effect July 31," Duane Morris Alert, July 28, 2023
Co-author, "Prepare Now To Comply With NJ Temp Worker Law," Law360, April 11, 2023
Co-author, "New Jersey's Controversial Temporary Laborers' Bill of Rights Becomes Law," Duane Morris Alert, March 13, 2023
Co-author, "How Marijuana Pardons Affect Employee Background Checks," Law360, February 01, 2023
Co-author, "New Jersey Bill Seeks to Ax Non-Disparagement Provisions in Employment Agreements," Duane Morris Alert, October 11, 2022
Co-author, "Lifting the Haze: New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission Issues Interim Guidance on Drug Testing," Duane Morris Alert, September 21, 2022
Co-author, "Pennsylvania Supreme Court Holds That Employers Must Pay Employees Whenever They Are Required to Be on Premises," Duane Morris Alert, July 28, 2021
Co-author, "New Jersey Employers Must Implement Mandatory COVID-19 Safety Protocols by November 5, 2020," Duane Morris Alert, October 30, 2020
Co-author, "Philadelphia to Expand Emergency Sick Leave Benefits to More Workers," Duane Morris Alert, September 17, 2020
Co-author, "New Jersey Governor Authorizes State Police to Commandeer Supplies, Property and Services from Private Entities," Duane Morris Alerts, April 6, 2020
Co-author, "New Jersey Orders Citizens to Stay at Home Amid COVID-19 Pandemic," Duane Morris Alert, March 24, 2020
Co-author, "New Jersey Expands Reach of Law Against Discrimination and Enforcement Powers," Duane Morris Alert, March 10, 2020
Co-author, "Coronavirus and the Workplace: A Quick Reference Guide for Employers," Duane Morris Alert, March 5, 2020
Co-author, "New Jersey Wage and Hour Resolutions for 2020 – Added Incentives for Compliance," Duane Morris Alert, January 16, 2020
Co-author, "New Jersey Introduces Employment Protections for Medical Marijuana Users," Duane Morris Alert, July 22, 2019
Co-author, "EEOC Announces Employers Must Report 2017 and 2018 EEO-1 Pay Data by September 30," Duane Morris Alert, May 6, 2019
Co-author, "New Jersey Appellate Division Finds Employee Stated Viable Claim Against Employer for Failure to Accommodate Off-Duty Use of Medicinal Marijuana," Duane Morris Alert, May 1, 2019
Co-author, "United States Supreme Court Rules That Class Arbitration Must Be Expressly Authorized," Duane Morris Alert, April 29, 2019
Co-author, "Federal Court Reinstates EEO-1 Pay Data Reporting Requirement," Duane Morris Alert, March 12, 2019

Selected Speaking Engagements

Speaker, "Lifting the Haze for New Jersey Employers Based on the Cannabis Regulatory Commission’s Guidance on Drug Testing Employees," Duane Morris Institute (DMi), Webinar, December 13, 2022
Speaker, "State Law Updates, Including COVID-19 Workplace Laws and Regulations," The New Reality of Workplace Law and Practice in the COVID-19 Era, Duane Morris LLP, Webinar, November 12, 2020
Co-presenter, "You've Been Served – What Now? Strategies for Analyzing and Responding to Employment Discrimination Complaints," Celesq AttorneysEd Center, September 19, 2019
Speaker, "Nipping Retaliation Claims in the Bud," Duane Morris' Developments in Workplace Law and Practice, Philadelphia, May 7, 2019

Media Hits

Quoted, “Proposal Would Allow Cannabis Users to Attain Federal Jobs, Security Clearance,” SHRM, August 14, 2023