John A. Ridley
JOHN A. RIDLEY counsels clients in management-side labor and employment law. He has been involved in litigating employment and labor disputes and counseling in those areas, for more than 35 years.
Mr. Ridley has successfully defended employers in large-scale class and collective actions involving employee and applicant claims of race, age, wage and benefits discrimination. He has argued a number of significant employment causes in the federal courts of appeal and has argued an Age Discrimination in Employment Act/Fair Labor Standards Act case in the U.S. Supreme Court.
Mr. Ridley has written numerous articles and speaks regularly before business and professional groups. He has taught multiple seminars for the New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education, including 鈥淓mployment Discrimination 鈥 Pretrial to Verdict,鈥 鈥淓mployment Law in Federal Courts,鈥 鈥淭rial Techniques for Employment Lawyers,鈥 鈥淟itigating the Employment Discrimination Case,鈥 鈥淓mployers Beware: Workplace Violence,鈥 and 鈥淒efending FLSA Collective Actions.鈥 Mr. Ridley has also spoken at the Annual Meeting of the American Bar Association, and addressed the American Employment Law Council on 鈥淥pposing Collective Actions under the FLSA.鈥
He is a Fellow in the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and he has been selected for inclusion among the International Who鈥檚 Who of Management Labour and Employment Lawyers. Mr. Ridley is recognized annually in Chambers USA Leading Lawyers of Business.
Upon graduating from law school, Mr. Ridley served a two-year clerkship for the Hon. Lawrence A. Whipple in the federal district court in New Jersey.
- Listed in Best Lawyers庐 (2003-2025), a Woodward/White, Inc. business and partners with U.S. News & World Report, in the areas of Litigation - Labor and Employment, Labor Law - Management, and Employment Law - Management. He was also recognized as the 2023 "Lawyer of the Year" for Labor Law - Management in the Newark area. A description of the standard or methodology on which the accolade is based can be found (No aspect of the advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court).
- Recognized in Chambers USA in the area of Labor & Employment (2004-2025). A description of the standard or methodology on which the accolade is based can be found . (No aspect of the advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court).
- Recipient of the Trial Attorneys of New Jersey鈥檚 Trial Bar Award (2012). This prestigious award recognizes those experienced trial lawyers whose professional careers exemplify the highest standards of trial practice and ethical conduct. A description of the standard or methodology on which the accolade is based can be found (No aspect of the advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court).
- Listed in Super Lawyers庐 (2005 - 2023), a Thomson Reuters business, in the area of Employment & Labor. A description of the standard or methodology on which the accolade is based can be found (No aspect of the advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court).
JOHN A. RIDLEY counsels clients in management-side labor and employment law. He has been involved in litigating employment and labor disputes and counseling in those areas, for more than 35 years.
Mr. Ridley has successfully defended employers in large-scale class and collective actions involving employee and applicant claims of race, age, wage and benefits discrimination. He has argued a number of significant employment causes in the federal courts of appeal and has argued an Age Discrimination in Employment Act/Fair Labor Standards Act case in the U.S. Supreme Court.
Mr. Ridley has written numerous articles and speaks regularly before business and professional groups. He has taught multiple seminars for the New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education, including 鈥淓mployment Discrimination 鈥 Pretrial to Verdict,鈥 鈥淓mployment Law in Federal Courts,鈥 鈥淭rial Techniques for Employment Lawyers,鈥 鈥淟itigating the Employment Discrimination Case,鈥 鈥淓mployers Beware: Workplace Violence,鈥 and 鈥淒efending FLSA Collective Actions.鈥 Mr. Ridley has also spoken at the Annual Meeting of the American Bar Association, and addressed the American Employment Law Council on 鈥淥pposing Collective Actions under the FLSA.鈥
He is a Fellow in the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and he has been selected for inclusion among the International Who鈥檚 Who of Management Labour and Employment Lawyers. Mr. Ridley is recognized annually in Chambers USA Leading Lawyers of Business.
Upon graduating from law school, Mr. Ridley served a two-year clerkship for the Hon. Lawrence A. Whipple in the federal district court in New Jersey.
- Listed in Best Lawyers庐 (2003-2025), a Woodward/White, Inc. business and partners with U.S. News & World Report, in the areas of Litigation - Labor and Employment, Labor Law - Management, and Employment Law - Management. He was also recognized as the 2023 "Lawyer of the Year" for Labor Law - Management in the Newark area. A description of the standard or methodology on which the accolade is based can be found (No aspect of the advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court).
- Recognized in Chambers USA in the area of Labor & Employment (2004-2025). A description of the standard or methodology on which the accolade is based can be found . (No aspect of the advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court).
- Recipient of the Trial Attorneys of New Jersey鈥檚 Trial Bar Award (2012). This prestigious award recognizes those experienced trial lawyers whose professional careers exemplify the highest standards of trial practice and ethical conduct. A description of the standard or methodology on which the accolade is based can be found (No aspect of the advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court).
- Listed in Super Lawyers庐 (2005 - 2023), a Thomson Reuters business, in the area of Employment & Labor. A description of the standard or methodology on which the accolade is based can be found (No aspect of the advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court).
