Eric A. Gordon

Eric Gordon is the chair of Akerman’s Labor & Employment Practice Group, a national team representing employers in legal compliance, dispute prevention, and employment litigation throughout the United States. An experienced litigator, he represents Fortune 500 companies operating in the hospitality, healthcare, retail, and telecommunications sectors, with substantial experience in federal and state jury trials, class actions, arbitrations, and defending claims before administrative agencies.

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Fantasy Football’s Impact on the Workplace

By Eric A. Gordon on September 16, 2014 Posted in Employee Handbooks & Policies

What do 31 million employees have in common? They all participate in at least one (in many cases more than one) Fantasy Football league! For those of you who are unfamiliar with what has become a national obsession, Fantasy Football is an interactive online competition in which users compete against each other as general managers … Continue Reading

The Lost Art of Conducting Effective Workplace Investigations

By Eric A. Gordon on February 25, 2014 Posted in Employment Investigations & Audits

You are the HR leader for your organization. Whether you are an executive, a human resources professional, an attorney, an owner, or – in many cases – hold more than one of these titles, when HR issues arise, they come to you. Not a day goes by when you are not faced with a new … Continue Reading

Whistleblower and Retaliation Claims – Hot Topic at Akerman’s 17th Annual Labor & Employment Law Seminar

By Eric A. Gordon on March 27, 2012 Posted in Whistleblower & Retaliation Claims

You have done everything right. You provide a legitimate, non-discriminatory reason for taking an adverse employment action against one of your employees. You provide all the evidence any jury could ever want, which you believe shows that the employee was never treated differently than other similarly situated employees. You think you are a sure bet … Continue Reading