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Senior Employment Attorney (NJ or NY)

  • Legal
  • New York, NY, USA

The Senior Attorney will be handling litigation management, legal research, legal drafting, and other litigation-related tasks for class action as well as single plaintiff cases, including but not limited to matters involving alleged failure to pay wages and/or bonuses, off-the-clock work, misclassification, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, breach of contract, and wrongful termination. The Senior Attorney will also be handling employment law advice and counsel matter; drafting and negotiation of employment, termination/severance, and related agreements; and may also conduct employment due diligence and advise on employment aspects of corporate transactions.  Other advice subjects include restrictive covenants, employee mobility, compensation practices, commission plans, employee policies/training. and leave of absence/accommodations (FMLA, ADA) issues. 

 
Experience 

  • Minimum 8 years of experience in labor and employment, including litigation, advice and counsel, and transactional work. 
  • Strong knowledge of state and federal employment laws, including wage and hour laws, discrimination laws, and practice before state and federal court and administrative agencies. 
  • Experience in the defense of class and collective actions, , provide day to day advice and counsel to our wide range of clients, and support for complex corporate transactions.