Julie Merritt Pacaro joins SOGT having over 25 years of experience in the areas of employment law, commercial litigation, and general business counseling.
Julie’s practice focuses on all aspects of employment law, including matters relating to workplace harassment, discrimination, and retaliation; wage and hour law and I-9 compliance; OSHA matters; whistleblower claims; and all other areas of legal compliance during the employment life cycle. On the litigation side, Julie routinely defends companies in litigation pending in federal and state court as well as before the EEOC, PHRC, PCHR, NJDCR, DOL, OSHA, and other government agencies.
In addition to providing employment law and general legal counsel to management and human resource professionals, Julie conducts workplace investigations, seminars, and training programs on various issues in employment law such as harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and OSHA compliance, and offers her clients drafting services, and audit services in wage and hour law, I-9, and OSHA compliance. She has also published articles on OSHA inspections, e-discovery, and various “hot button” issues in employment law, and is the author of the Health and Safety Law chapter in the Pennsylvania Human Resource Manual.
Julie is a graduate of Cornell University cum laude, and Pace University School of Law magna cum laude. She is admitted to the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Bars, and to the Bars of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit; the District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Pennsylvania; and the District of New Jersey.