HARRIET HEUER MILLER

HARRIET HEUER MILLER, Attorney at Law

Harriet Heuer Miller, Esq, has more than 25 years of Trial and Administrative Hearing experience. She concentrates in Employment and Labor Disputes having litigated numerous Discrimination, Disability, Wrongful Discharge, Wage & Hour, Overtime, Racial and Sexual Harassment, Retaliation, Whistleblower, Hostile Environment, Employee Benefits, Family Leave, Breach of Contract, (express and implied), WARN and Social Security Disability claims. Certified as a Mediator by the State of New Jersey, Harriet H. Miller also has extensive training and experience in negotiating settlements of these claims as well as Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and N.J. Division of Civil Rights (NJDCR) Charges.

Ms. Miller has managed class action litigation and provides advice and counsel as to Employment, Separation and Severance Agreements, Unlawful Termination, Personnel Policies, and Union Contract negotiations.

Harriet Miller has been honored by her peers and is included in the list of New Jersey 2007 Super Lawyers in the field of Employment and Labor Law. For the selection process, see www.superlawyers.com.

Representative Trials

• Jury trial in the U.S. District Court representing a job applicant who claimed that UPS violated state and federal discrimination laws when it refused to hire him because he wore a beard as part of his religious practices -- my client won the case.
• Jury trial in Superior Court, Hudson County, representing a secretary who was sexually harassed and then unlawfully terminated for complaining about the harassment -- my client won the case.
• Jury trial in Superior Court, Essex County, representing a bank teller who claimed that the Dollar Saving Bank violated the whistleblower laws when it discharged her for complaining to authorities about her pay -- my client won the case.
• Jury trial in Superior Court, Hudson County, representing a Superintendent alleging that College Towers Apartments' pay practices violated Wage and Hour laws -- my client won the case.

Education

Rutgers School of Law-Newark, J.D., May 1986
Honors: Justice Frederick W. Hall Prize in Land Use Planning

Rutgers School of Urban and Regional Planning, M.C.R.P.
(in joint J.D.-M.C.R.P. program), May 1986

University of Connecticut, Storrs, Ct., B.A.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa

Contact

Telephone or email for an appointment
Email: hhmesq@verizon.net

Inclusion in the Supers Lawyers' list is not a designation or recognized certification by the Supreme Court of New Jersey or the American Bar Association.