Catherine P. Wells
Member Chair, Employment Law Group Roseland, NJEducation
- Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1990)
- Seton Hall University (B.A., cum laude, 1987)
Admissions
- New Jersey
- New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
November 5, 2019
2nd Annual Wage & Hour ExecuSummit
September 25, 2018
14th Annual Employment Practices Liability Insurance ExecuSummit
September 13, 2018
Protected Leaves of Absence Under Federal and New Jersey Law
June 14, 2018
8th Annual Employment Symposium
May 7, 2018
NJBIZ: Pay them now or pay up later
April 30, 2018
ROI-NJ: Don't Delay on Equal Pay
April 2018
NJ Mandates Equal Pay for All
April 2018
Amendment to NYC's Earned Sick Time Act
May 1, 2017
NJBIZ: So You Want to Open a Restaurant
November 2016
Time to Assess Classification of Exempt Employees
November 1, 2016
midJersey Business: Buh-Bye, Annual Reviews!
October 3, 2016
SHRM: Overtime Rule May Result in More Off-the-Clock Work
April 4, 2016
NJBIZ: Food and Beverage in New Jersey
October 2015
No Change to New Jersey Minimum Wage for 2016
September 24, 2015
Enterprise Magazine: A Legal Guide to Working with Interns
September 17, 2015
Employment Law Update/Whistleblower Law/Healthcare-Eldercare
July 29, 2015
New Jersey Business Magazine: How to Hire and Fire
October 27, 2013
Garden State Council: SHRM 22nd Annual Conference
April 22, 2013
A Cloud of Uncertainty Over NLRB Decisions
July 2, 2012
Protections Under LAD Continue To Expand
June 13, 2012
New EEOC Guidance on Background Checks
April 18, 2011
Using Credit Reports in Employment Decision-Making
October 26, 2010
New Jersey Chamber of Commerce "Everything Jersey" Conference
March 5, 2010
COBRA Subsidy Extension Bill Signed Into Law
- Chambers USA, New Jersey Labor & Employment (2011-2022)
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Labor Law - Management (2014-2023); Employment Law - Management (2020-2023); Litigation - Labor and Employment (2021-2023)
"Lawyer of the Year" for the Newark metro area, Employment Law – Management (2023) - New Jersey Super Lawyers, Employment & Labor (2005; 2008-2022)
Top 50 Women (2010-2014) - Morris/Essex Health & Life Magazine, Top Lawyers, Labor and Employment (2022)
- New Jersey Law Journal, Mentor of the Year Award (2020)
- Tri-County Scholarship Fund, Trustee of Justice Award (2019)
- NJBIZ, Best 50 Women in Business (2009)
- Martindale-Hubbell AV® Rating
- American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
- Essex County Bar Association
- New Jersey State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
- New Jersey Women Lawyers Association, Former Executive Board Member
- Prevent Child Abuse - NJ, Board of Directors, President