Jason C. Gavejian is a Principal in the Morristown, New Jersey, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. and a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) with the International Association of Privacy Professionals.
Mr. Gavejian represents management exclusively in all aspects of employment litigation, including restrictive covenants, class-actions, harassment, retaliation, discrimination and wage and hour claims in both federal and state courts. Additionally, Mr. Gavejian regularly appears before administrative agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), the New Jersey Division of Civil Rights, and the New Jersey Department of Labor. His practice also focuses on advice/counseling employers regarding daily workplace issues.
Mr. Gavejian represents companies with respect to inquiries from the HHS/OCR, state attorneys general, and other agencies alleging wrongful disclosure of personal/protected information. Mr. Gavejian negotiates vendor agreements and other data privacy and security agreements, including business associate agreements. His work in the area of privacy and data security includes counseling and coaching clients through the process of investigating and responding to breaches of the personally identifiable information (PII) or protected health information (PHI) they maintain about consumers, customers, employees, patients, and others, while also assisting clients in implementing policies, practices, and procedures to prevent future data incidents.
Mr. Gavejian’s litigation experience, coupled with his privacy practice, provides him with a unique view of many workplace issues and the impact privacy, data security, and social media may play in actual or threatened lawsuits.
Mr. Gavejian regularly provides training to both executives and employees and regularly speaks on current privacy, data security, monitoring, recording, BYOD/COPE, biometrics (BIPA), social media, TCPA, and information management issues. His views on these topics have been discussed in multiple publications, including the Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle (SFGATE), National Law Review, Bloomberg BNA, Inc.com, @Law Magazine, Risk and Insurance Magazine, LXBN TV, Business Insurance Magazine, and HR.BLR.com.
Mr. Gavejian is the Co-Chair of Jackson Lewis’ Hispanic Attorney Resource Group, a group committed to increasing the firm’s visibility among Hispanic-American and other minority attorneys, as well as mentoring the firm's attorneys to assist in their training and development. Mr. Gavejian also previously served on the National Leadership Committee of the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) and regularly volunteers his time for pro bono matters.
Prior to joining Jackson Lewis, Mr. Gavejian served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Richard J. Donohue on the Superior Court of New Jersey, Bergen County.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Jason C. Gavejian
- Modernization of Manufacturers: Safety and Cybersecurity Issues - (Posted On Wednesday, May 11, 2022)
- Connecticut Likely to Become Fifth State to Enact Comprehensive Consumer Privacy Law - (Posted On Wednesday, May 04, 2022)
- Construction Industry: Data Security Considerations - (Posted On Friday, April 01, 2022)
- Jump in Facial and Voice Recognition Raises Privacy, Cybersecurity, Civil Liberty Concerns - (Posted On Thursday, February 03, 2022)
- Top 10 for 2022 – Happy Data Privacy Day! - (Posted On Friday, January 28, 2022)
- California Consumer Privacy Act, California Privacy Rights Act FAQs for Covered Businesses - (Posted On Wednesday, January 19, 2022)
- From Time Keeping to Dashcams, BIPA Litigation Continues - (Posted On Monday, January 10, 2022)
- NYC Places Groundbreaking Restrictions on AI Use in Hiring Practices - (Posted On Monday, December 20, 2021)
- Responding to the Kronos Cyber Attack – What Should Employers Be Thinking About? - (Posted On Tuesday, December 14, 2021)
- Employee Monitoring: New York Establishes New Requirements for Employers - (Posted On Friday, November 19, 2021)