Cody C. Hubbs

Cody C. Hubbs is an associate in the Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. His practice focuses on employment litigation and employment counseling.

Cody’s litigation practice includes the representation of employers in a wide range of legal issues including wrongful termination, pay equity, discrimination, harassment, retaliation and whistleblower matters brought pursuant to the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, the New Jersey Wage and Hour Law, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and other state and federal statutes. Additionally, he has experience defending entities with respect to COVID-19 related claims. Cody also has experience handling putative class action complaints, including those brought pursuant to state and federal wage payment laws. Cody represents clients in both federal and state courts, as well as before administrative agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights. Cody has extensive experience leading all phases of a litigation matter, including the investigation of claims brought in litigation (including conducting interviews with relevant witnesses), drafting substantive pleadings and discovery, participating in meet and confers with opposing counsel with respect to discovery issues, taking and defending depositions, and drafting and arguing discovery and dispositive motions in state and federal court (including in the Superior Court of New Jersey and United States District Court for the District of New Jersey). 

Privacy and Cybersecurity Experience – Cody also represents organizations in litigation, including putative class action litigation alleging liability as the result of alleged data breach incidents. This includes, but is not limited to, representing clients in putative class actions concerning alleged violations of the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act, the New Jersey Identity Theft Protection Act, and the New Jersey Civil Rights Act.

In addition to his litigation experience, Cody regularly counsels clients with respect to compliance with various state and federal employment statutes, including, but not limited to, the New Jersey Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights and New Jersey Pay Transparency Act.

Cody is an active member of the Jersey Shore Association for Human Resources and routinely presents legal updates to this organization, as well as other organizations throughout New Jersy. While attending law school, Cody completed an internship with the Hon. Barry T. Albin (Ret.) and worked as a student attorney in the District of New Jersey Representation in Settlement Conference Practicum and the Southern District of New York Representation in Mediation Practicum where he represented indigent clients in various employment-related matters.  He also worked as a student attorney in the FINRA investor advocacy program, assisting indigent individuals in various financial-related matters. Additionally, Cody was a member of Seton Hall University’s interscholastic Moot Court Board.

Prior to joining the firm, Cody represented corporate entities in New York and New Jersey in complex employment and financial-related litigations and also counseled clients with respect to day-to-day employment issues, including advice surrounding the rapidly-changing COVID-19 requirements.

Cody resides in Monmouth County, NJ with his wife and two children and was a four-year starter for the Franklin & Marshall College Varsity football team.