Sarah Wieselthier is an associate in the firm’s New Jersey office.  Her practice focuses on counseling and defending employers in all areas of labor and employment law.

Sarah represents employers in a variety of labor and employment matters in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies, including discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, retaliation, equal pay, wage and hour claims, and class and collective actions.  She also frequently counsels and advises clients regarding policies and handbooks, wage and hour compliance, discipline, termination, investigations, and other related issues. 

Before joining Fisher Phillips, Sarah was in private practice with a law firm representing public school districts in education and labor and employment matters.  Sarah also served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Rachel N. Davidson and the Honorable Edith K. Payne in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Essex County, Civil Division.

Sarah graduated from the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University magna cum laude.  While in law school, Sarah served as an Articles Editor for the Hofstra Law Review.

Honors & Awards

• Awarded the Citation of Excellence in Labor and Employment Law, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University

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"Grooming Dogs for the Educational Setting: The “IDEIA” Behind Service Dogs in the Public Schools," 39 Hofstra Law Review 757 (2011).

"Judicial Clarity: Giving “Teeth” to the Application of Federal Disability Laws in Charter Schools," 2013 Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal 67 (2013).

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