Overview
Her ability to quickly comprehend an issue and offer professional advice and judgment is an absolute strength.
- Chambers USA 2020
Janet Goldberg McEnery is Board Certified by the Florida Bar in Labor & Employment Law* and licensed in Missouri, Illinois and Florida. She represents private, public and non-profit employers in labor, employment discrimination, minimum wage/overtime, employment contract, and whistleblower claims.
For over 25 years, Janet has represented businesses, hospitals, medical practices, restaurants, hotels, wagering facilities, manufacturers, financial institutions, government contractors, municipalities, landscape contractors, insurance companies, independent insurance agencies, and educational institutions in the defense of employment and labor relations matters.
Janet is a frequent lecturer and author on a wide variety of topics related to Labor & Employment Law. She also provides interactive training for firm clients on such topics as preventing harassment and discrimination claims and complying with wage and hour laws.
*With only 7% of eligible members certified, Board certification is The Florida Bar’s highest level of evaluation of a lawyer’s competence and experience in a particular area of practice. It identifies lawyers with "special knowledge, skills and proficiency, as well as a reputation for professionalism and ethics." To achieve certification, a lawyer must endure rigorous examination and testing and be evaluated by their peers.
Representative Experience
- Defends discrimination and wrongful discharge claims through jury trial.
- Defends class actions.
- Represents employers before the NLRB, the EEOC, and in Department of Labor and DHS and DOJ audits.
- Advises employers on union-related issues.
- Represents employers in arbitration and collective bargaining.
- Handles affirmative action issues, drafts AAPs and represents employers in OFCCP reviews.
- Develops drug-testing and other policies.
- Advises employers about new legislation.
- Prepares employee handbooks.
- Counsels and litigates confidentiality and non-compete agreements.
- Defends places of public accommodation against ADA Title III accessibility lawsuits.
- Defends lending institutions against fair lending discrimination claims.
- Counsels employers regarding reductions in force, severance issues and compliance with plant closing laws.
- Successfully litigated one of the first W.A.R.N. Act cases, through an appeal to the Third Circuit.
Judicial Clerkships
- Law Clerk, Honorable James L. Foreman, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Professional & Community Involvement
- University of South Florida, Adjunct Professor of Employment Law, 2018-2020
- The Florida Bar, Labor & Employment Law Section
- American Bar Association
- Hillsborough County Bar Association
- Illinois Bar Association
- Missouri Bar Association
- Academy of Florida Management Attorneys (AFMA), Past President and Board Member, 2011-2016
- Society for Human Resource Management
- HR Tampa
- Florida Public Employers Labor Relations Association
- Brandon Chamber of Commerce, Chair Quarterly HR Forum
- Former Trial Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, St. Louis, Missouri
Recognition
- Chambers USA, Labor & Employment (Florida), 2020-2023
- The Best Lawyers in America®, 2009-2023
- The Employment Law Issue, 2021
- Florida Super Lawyers, 2007-2022
- Tampa Bay Magazine, Tampa Bay's “Top Lawyers”
- Florida Trend's Florida Legal Elite, 2010, 2013
- AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
Publications & Presentations
Publications:
Happy Holidays, or Is It? Steering Clear of Religious Discrimination and Other Landmines During the Holidays!
BeLabor the Point Blog|December 2022
Events:
Background Check Black Holes and I Need To Be An Independent Contractor
Stearns Weaver Miller's 2022 Annual Tallahassee Labor & Employment Law Seminar|November 2022
Events:
Background Check Black Holes and The NLRB On Steroids
Stearns Weaver Miller's 2022 Annual Tampa Labor & Employment Law Seminar|October 2022
Events:
Background Check Black Holes and The NLRB On Steroids
Stearns Weaver Miller's 2022 Annual Miami Labor & Employment Law Seminar|October 2022
Events:
You be the Judge!
FPHRA 86th Annual Conference|August 2022
Events:
The Times are a Changing – Dual Filed Charge with the EEOC & FCHR
HR Florida|July 2022
Events:
Accommodations Under the ADA and Title VII
Florida Public Human Resources Association |June 2022
Events:
Employment Law Potpourri - Labor and Employment Trends to Watch in 2022
Florida Tax Collectors Association|April 2022
Newsroom
Firm Announcements:
29 Stearns Weaver Miller Lawyers in 11 Practice Areas Ranked In Chambers USA 2023
June 2023
Firm Announcements:
28 Stearns Weaver Miller Lawyers in 12 Practice Areas Ranked In Chambers USA 2022
June 2022
Events, Firm Announcements, In the Media, Labor & Employment News Update, Publications:
Breaking Through the Noise: Labor & Employment Issues Post-Pandemic
Stearns Weaver Miller News Program Special|June 2021
Firm Announcements:
Stearns Weaver Miller Lawyers Recognized in 2021 Florida Super Lawyers
June 2021
In the Media:
Hear from Marlins, Fisher Island and EEOC leaders about post-COVID labor issues
Miami Herald|June 2021
Firm Announcements:
29 Stearns Weaver Miller Lawyers in 12 Practice Areas Ranked In Chambers USA 2021
May 2021
Firm Announcements:
Stearns Weaver Miller Lawyers Recognized in 2020 Florida Super Lawyers
June 2020
Firm Announcements:
24 Stearns Weaver Miller Lawyers in 12 Practice Areas Ranked In Chambers USA 2020
April 2020