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Mr. Murphy has devoted his entire legal career to employment law. He has represented both employees and employers and knows all the angles and pressure points in any employment dispute. He has litigated claims brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”), the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“WARN”), the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (“PHRA”) and the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“LAD”).
Mr. Murphy also has extensive experience bringing individual and class claims pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and similar state wage and hour statutes. He has substantial experience in class and collective action certification, facilitation of class notification, litigation of wage and hour claims, class member depositions, assessment of damages and settlement. He has successfully litigated class and collective claims on behalf of groups of employees and recovered millions of dollars in unlawfully denied compensation.
In addition to the above, Mr. Murphy provides counseling to employees regarding employment contract negotiation, non-competition agreements, as well as severance package review and negotiation. Finally, Mr. Murphy provides legal counseling to executives and physicians who are in the process of negotiating initial and renewed employment contacts.
Mr. Murphy strives to provide quality, client-focused representation. He understands that employment disputes are personal and very emotional. Mr. Murphy provides frequent updates regarding client matters and is always available to answer any all questions clients have regarding legal matters. Mr. Murphy learned at a very young age the importance of honesty, hard-work and determination and he strives to practice law with these hallmarks in mind.
Mr. Murphy obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Scranton, where he played baseball, and obtained his law degree from Widener University School of Law where he was designated a Widener Scholar and graduated within the top of his class.
Mr. Murphy is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and before the United States District Court for Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Mr. Murphy was born and raised in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and currently resides there with his wife and three (3) children.
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Murphy Law Group, LLC
Eight Penn Center, Suite 2000
1628 John F. Kennedy Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA, 19103-4120
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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PA | Active | 2007 | 01/02/2021 |
NJ | Active | 2004 | 12/28/2020 |
Legal answers | 0 |
Legal guides | 1 |
Award name | Grantor | Date granted |
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Client Champion-Platinum | Martindale-Hubbell® | 2021 |
Best Employment Lawyers in Philadelphia | Expertise | 2021 |
Best Business of 2021 | Three Best Rated | 2021 |
Client Champion-Platinum | Martindale-Hubbell® | 2020 |
Three Best Rated | Best Business of 2020 | 2020 |
Best Employment Lawyers in Philadelphia | Expertise | 2020 |
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Peer Review Rated | Martindale-Hubbell | 2019 |
Top 100 Lawyers | American Society of Legal Advocates | 2019 |
Best Business of 2019 | Three Best Rated | 2019 |
Client's Choice | Avvo | 2019 |
Peer Review Rated | Martindale-Hubbell | 2017 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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Pennsylvania Bar Association | Member | 2003 - Present |
New Jersey Bar Association | Member | 2003 - Present |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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Murphy Law blog | Remote Workers Are Entitled To Overtime Pay, Too | 2021 |
Murphy Law blog | Can Employers Refuse To Hire You Because of Your Record? | 2021 |
Murphy Law blog | The Families First Coronavirus Response Protection Act | 2020 |
Murphy Law blog | What Is Title VII? | 2020 |
Murphy Law blog | Supreme Court: Title VII Protects LGBT Employees, Too | 2020 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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Widener University School of Law | JD - Juris Doctor | 2003 |
University of Scranton | BS - Bachelor of Science | 2000 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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Employment Law Institute 2019 | Making the Most of EEOC Mediations | 2019 |
Employment Law Institute 2018 | We’ll Help You Become an ADA Accommodation Expert in about 60 Minutes | 2018 |
27th Annual GSC-SHRM Conference | Phone Calls to a Plaintiff's Lawyers | 2018 |
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Christopher Tinari, Employment and labor Attorney on Feb 11, 2016
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Michael is a highly effective attorney who demonstrates excellence regularly in the court room. I endorse Michael wholeheartedly.