Sidney L. Gold

Sidney L. Gold is a New Jersey and Pennsylvania employment lawyer with extensive experience counseling employers regarding compliance with Title VII, the ADA, and the ADEA and FMLA. Mr. Gold has significant experience in representing both private sector and public sector employers, including state universities and municipalities in employment and civil rights matters. His labor law firm was lead counsel in the nationwide class action against Abercrombie & Fitch. Mr. Gold has written extensively on issues of employment discrimination and has authored many articles for the Legal Intelligencer and Pennsylvania Law Weekly. Mr. Gold has also given presentations on employment law to the Philadelphia Bar Association and the Pennsylvania Bar Institute. He is well-recognized as the preeminent Pennsylvania employment lawyer and is often asked to appear on local news broadcasts to discuss the latest employment law topics of interest.

• Employment Discrimination
• Age Discrimination
• Disability Discrimination
• National Origin Discrimination
• Pregnancy Discrimination

• Free Consultation

New Jersey

New York

Since 2015

Pennsylvania

Since 1975

2nd Circuit

3rd Circuit

4th Circuit

U.S. Supreme Court

Princpal shareholder

Sidney L. Gold & Associates, P.C.

1986 - Current

Mr. Gold focuses his Philadelphia employment law practice on: - Age Discrimination - Disability Discrimination - Sex / Gender Discrimination - National Origin Discrimination - Pregnancy Discrimination - Race Discrimination - Religious Discrimination - Sexual Orientation Discrimination - Harassment - Sexual Harassment - Retaliation & Whistleblowing - Qui tam Whistleblowing - Employment Contracts - Family and Medical Leaves - Fraud/Misrepresentation - Restrictive Covenants - Non-Competition Agreements & Trade Secret Infringement - Wage and Hour Law/Overtime Claims - Severance Packages - Wrongful Termination

Assisant City Solicitor

City of Philadelphia

1985

Mr. Gold served as an Assistant City Solicitor for the City of Philadelphia in its Major Trial Division.

Temple University

J.D. (1975)

Pennsylvania State University

B.A. (1972)

Philadelphia Super Lawyer for employment law

Super Lawyers

2014

Mr. Gold has been selected as a Philadelphia Magazine’s Super Lawyers in the area of employment law each year since 2005.

AV Rated

Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register

2014

Mr. Gold has earned the highest rating of preeminence in the field of employment law by the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register. Martindale-Hubbell has additionally rated him as an “AV Rated” attorney for fifteen consecutive years – the highest possible peer review rating in Legal Ability and Ethical Standards.

Best Lawyer

Best Lawyers in America

2013

Mr. Gold was named to the Best Lawyers in America for the years, 2009, 2010, 2012 & 2013.

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Arbitrator and mediator

Current

Activities: Mr. Gold serves as an arbitrator and mediator for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

National Employment Lawyers Association

Vice Chair

Current

Activities: Mr. Gold has served as Vice Chair of the Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association.

Labor and Employment Law Committee of the Philadelphia Bar Association

Co-Chair

Current

Activities: Mr. Gold has served as Co-Chair of the Labor and Employment Law Committee of the Philadelphia Bar Association for seven years.

Pennsylvania Bar Institute Employment Law Institute

Board Member

Current

Activities: Mr. Gold serves on the Faculty and Planning Committee of the Pennsylvania Bar Institute Employment Law Institute.

Professional Guidance Committee

Member

Current

Types of Employment Discrimination

Sidney L. Gold

September 3, 2014