Recognition•Florida Super Lawyers – Rising Star – Employment & Labor (2009, 2011-2015)Bar AdmissionsAdmitted: 2000, Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern Middle, and Northern Districts of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado.Memberships•The Florida Bar (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section)•South Palm Beach County Bar Association•Federal Bar Association; American Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section)•National Employment Lawyers Association•Florida chapter of the National Employment Lawyers AssociationMr. Stern’s areas of specialization focus on: employment discrimination, including disparate treatment, hostile work environment, retaliation, and whistleblower claims; unpaid minimum and overtime wage claims arising from: overdue final paychecks, improper meal break deductions, off-the-clock & shorted hours violations, misclassified employees paid on a salaried basis; commission-based employees; tip credit and tip pooling violations; mislabeled “independent contractor” schemes; FMLA, ERISA, COBRA, and other employee benefits disputes; non-compete, trade secret, and severance issues; unemployment appeals; and management counseling, audits, and defense.