James B. Shrimp
Employment Law Attorney
Montgomery County, PA
Some of Jim’s legal specialties and achievements include:
- Counsels and represents businesses in employment and commercial disputes, including employee discrimination, harassment and retaliation, wage and hour disputes and restrictive covenants.
- Jim’s past experience representing employees, gives Jim the ability to advise employers with a 360 degree analysis of the cost benefit of the case while providing accurate risk assessment
- Counsels and represents businesses in Franchise Law and Trademark issues from drafting the Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), to filing for a federally protected trademark, and litigating of those issues before the Trademark Trial and Appeals Board and/or in court, if necessary
- Represents employers in actions before the National Labor Relations Board
- Obtained a verdict of $225,000 for a commercial leasing entity, in a breach of contract action
Affiliations & Honors
- Montgomery Bar Association, Member (2002 to present)
– Labor and Employment Committee, Vice Chair (2016)
– Labor and Employment Committee, Member (2002 to present)
– Civil Rules Committee, Member (2012, 2013)
– Franchise Committee, Member (2010-2012)
– Young Lawyers Committee, Vice-Chair (2005) - Pennsylvania Bar Association, Member (1999 to present)
- American Bar Association, Member (1999 to present)
– Forum on Franchising, Member (2009 to present)
– Labor and Employment Division (1999 to present) - Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), Member (2015 to present)
- Coalition of Franchisee Associations (CFA), Member (2015 to present)
- American Association of Franchisee and Dealers, Member (2015 to present)
Honors
- AV Preeminent Ranking, Martindale Hubbell
- Elected to Super Lawyers, 2007 – 2008, 2010 – 2013
- Elected to “Best Lawyers in America©, 2016-2019
- Lawyer of the Year The Best Lawyers in America© Philadelphia Region, 2017-2018
- Main Line Today – Top Lawyer, 2019
Activities
- Central Chester County Rotary Club
- President (2017-2018)
- President Elect (2016-2017)
- Chair, Foundation Committee (2016-2017)
- Misericordia University Alumni Association, Class of 1996 Representative (2005 to present)
- Glenmoore Eagle Youth Association, Coach, Baseball (2012-present)
- St. Matthews Lutheran Church, Chester Springs, Pennsylvania, Member of Council (2018-present)
- Chairman, Associate Pastor Call Committee (2014)
Noteworthy Cases
- TEQ Lease, Inc. v. Soloman Charter School, et al, Philadelphia County, No. 14-0201045 (obtained $221,820.76 judgment at trial)
- Munoz v. NutriSystem, Inc., 2014 WL 3765498 (E.D. Pa. July 30, 2014)
Allen v. Nutrisystem, Inc., 546 Fed. App’x. 98 (3d Cir. 2013)
Grosso Enterprises, Inc. v. Domino’s Pizza LLC, 2011 WL 816620 (E.D. Pa. March 9, 2011) - Henderson v. NutriSystem, 634 F.Supp.2d 521 (E.D.Pa., 2009)
- Schneider v. The Arc of Montgomery County, 497 F.Supp.2d 651, (E.D.Pa. 2007)
- Kelly v. Harcum College, 2007 WL 712416 (E.D.Pa. March 7, 2007)
- Mochan v. The Arc of Montgomery County, 2007 WL 655604 (E.D.Pa. March 2, 2007)
Publications & Presentations
- Co-Presenter, “Implementing a Paperless Office,” Independence Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators, 2019
- Co-author, “Walking the Line: Best Practices for Advising Franchise Clients on Avoiding Employment Risks,” American Bar Association, 38th Annual Forum on Franchising (October 2015)
- “Management Lessons from Jonathan Papelbon,” Philadelphia Business Journal (October 2, 2015)
- “Uber and the Heightened Scrutiny of Independent Contractor Status, ” The Legal Intelligencer (September 30, 2015)
- “Working at Amazon: Delivery of Discord in Under Twelve Hours, or Just Normal?”, Law 360 (September 2015)
- “Yes to Arbitration, but Did I Also Agree to Class Action and Consolidated Arbitration?”, Franchise Law Journal, ADA Quarterly Journal of the Forum on Franchising, Vol. 30, Num. 3 (Winter 2011)
- “Supreme Court Assists Employers by Limiting Pay Discrimination Claims”, Schuylkill Alliance Business Advisor, July-August, 2007
- “Open Government Guide, Open Records and Meeting Laws in Pennsylvania” Reporter Committee for Freedom of the Press, 2006
- “Properly Documenting an Employee’s Discharge with Respect to Unemployment Compensation”, Lorman Educational Services, Employee Discharge and Documentation in Pennsylvania seminar, 2001
Get to Know Employment Law Attorney James B. Shrimp
Jim Shrimp's Legal Insights
U.S. Supreme Court Further Defines Title VII Protection to Include LGBT
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How the Families First Coronavirus Response Act Will Affect Local Business
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Can I Collect Unemployment Compensation During the Coronavirus Pandemic?
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Employer Firearms Policies in light of Bring Your Gun to Work Laws
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What is a “Joint Employer?” The U.S. Department of Labor Clarifies
Being designated as a joint employer can have far-reaching ramifications per the FLSA. If you are the owner of a ... Read More
FUCT at the Trademark Office – Not So Fast!
On Monday, June 24, 2019 the United States Supreme Court ruled that FUCT branded clothing was entitled to trademark protection ... Read More
Update on the Philadelphia Wage Equity Ordinance
The Ordinance On January 23, 2017, the Philadelphia Wage Equity Ordinance (“Ordinance”) was signed by the Mayor. The Ordinance made ... Read More
Franchisees – Things to Watch Out for in 2018
Increased ICE Enforcement As many of you have probably read about already, on January 10, 2018, Immigration and Customs Enforcement ... Read More
Protests and Discipline in the Private Workplace: It’s More Complicated than a Tweet
October 17, 2017 By James B. Shrimp On September 23, 2017, at a purported campaign rally for Senator Luther Strange, ... Read More
Hey Boss, Give Me the Tips I Earned! Not So Fast.
August 8, 2017 By James B. Shrimp There is a common misconception that an employee that works for tips – ... Read More
Compensatory Time Coming to a Private Employer Near You?
May 10, 2017 By James B. Shrimp Last week the U.S. House of Representatives passed House Resolution 1180, entitled the ... Read More
Sexual Orientation Discrimination: The Legal Jumble
April 5, 2017 By James Shrimp Imagine getting married, legally, on Saturday and then getting terminated by your employer on ... Read More
Contact Information
Practice Areas
Background
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania, 1999
- New Jersey, 1999
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1999
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 2002
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 2009
Education
- Villanova University School of Law, J.D., 1999
- Misericordia University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1996
Jim Shrimp's Legal Insights
U.S. Supreme Court Further Defines Title VII Protection to Include LGBT
Yesterday, the Supreme Court, in a 6 to 3 decision, ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of ... Read More
How the Families First Coronavirus Response Act Will Affect Local Business
The Act seeks to address the impact of coronavirus in a number of areas, but how will it affect employees, ... Read More
Can I Collect Unemployment Compensation During the Coronavirus Pandemic?
If you meet one of the following employment statuses, you may be eligible for unemployment compensation in Pennsylvania. Both employees ... Read More
Employer Firearms Policies in light of Bring Your Gun to Work Laws
In their quest to keep their workplaces and their employees safe, it’s important that employers understand what they can or ... Read More
What is a “Joint Employer?” The U.S. Department of Labor Clarifies
Being designated as a joint employer can have far-reaching ramifications per the FLSA. If you are the owner of a ... Read More
FUCT at the Trademark Office – Not So Fast!
On Monday, June 24, 2019 the United States Supreme Court ruled that FUCT branded clothing was entitled to trademark protection ... Read More
Update on the Philadelphia Wage Equity Ordinance
The Ordinance On January 23, 2017, the Philadelphia Wage Equity Ordinance (“Ordinance”) was signed by the Mayor. The Ordinance made ... Read More
Franchisees – Things to Watch Out for in 2018
Increased ICE Enforcement As many of you have probably read about already, on January 10, 2018, Immigration and Customs Enforcement ... Read More
Protests and Discipline in the Private Workplace: It’s More Complicated than a Tweet
October 17, 2017 By James B. Shrimp On September 23, 2017, at a purported campaign rally for Senator Luther Strange, ... Read More
Hey Boss, Give Me the Tips I Earned! Not So Fast.
August 8, 2017 By James B. Shrimp There is a common misconception that an employee that works for tips – ... Read More
Compensatory Time Coming to a Private Employer Near You?
May 10, 2017 By James B. Shrimp Last week the U.S. House of Representatives passed House Resolution 1180, entitled the ... Read More
Sexual Orientation Discrimination: The Legal Jumble
April 5, 2017 By James Shrimp Imagine getting married, legally, on Saturday and then getting terminated by your employer on ... Read More