Flaster Greenberg shareholder Kenneth R. Gilberg has been named the recipient of the 2013 Gold Medallion Honoree by Golden Slipper Club and Charities, a non-profit organization aimed at supporting programs and services for the Greater Philadelphia area’s youth, needy and elderly.
The Gold Medallion award is the highest honor within the organization. To qualify for this prestigious award, a candidate must be a Golden Slipper Club and Charities member who has played an active role in a position of leadership within the organization and has been recognized in the community for humanitarian work by means of their personal efforts or monetary contributions.
Mr. Gilberg has been an active member in the Golden Slipper Club and Charities organization for the last 25 years. Throughout the course of his membership, he has served several leadership roles within the organization, including: President (2001 – 2002); Chairman of the Board of Directors (2002-2003); and President of the Golden Slipper Camp from (1995-1998). In addition, Mr. Gilberg received the 2010 Jewish Business Network Leadership Award from the Jewish Business Network (JBN), a project of the Jewish Heritage Programs. The JBN is an organization dedicated to the success of the Jewish professional community, fostering both professional and personal development, while also helping affirm the members' Jewish identify.
Now in its 90th year, Golden Slipper Club & Charities has taken a hands-on approach to support programs and services for the Greater Philadelphia area’s youth, needy and elderly, with some 600 active men and women who volunteer their time to serve people in need.
Mr. Gilberg serves as co-chair of the firm's Automotive Industry Group, and is a member of the firm's Labor and Employment Practice Group. He represents primarily employers in a broad range of employment, labor, and human resources issues. He is an experienced practitioner representing management before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, National Labor Relations Board, Department of Labor and other administrative agencies.
A frequent and popular speaker and prolific writer on labor and employment issues, Mr. Gilberg is the author of numerous articles, including: "Issues Employers Need to be Aware of -- Union Organizing Strategy is Working," NJ Car; "Protect Yourself -- Conducting a Sexual Harassment Investigation," NJ Car; "The Human Resources Bank Account," Employee Relations Law Journal; "Unfair Practice Procedures and Representative Case Procedures," Pennsylvania Bar Institute's Employee Law Book; and "How to Fire Poor Performers," FOCUS Magazine.
