Theresa represents her employer clients in a wide range of legal matters and counsels them in all aspects of labor and employment law. She is a valued advisor to her clients and has earned recognition by Best Lawyers in America and Upstate New York Super Lawyers Rising Stars in the areas of labor and employment.
Theresa provides employers with the following services:
Theresa represents her employer clients in a wide range of legal matters and counsels them in all aspects of labor and employment law. She is a valued advisor to her clients and has earned recognition by Best Lawyers in America and Upstate New York Super Lawyers Rising Stars in the areas of labor and employment.
Theresa provides employers with the following services:
- Representing employers before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, New York State Division of Human Rights, the Administrative Review Board, the National Labor Relations Board, the Department of Labor and federal/state courts.
- Counseling employers to assist in compliance with federal and state employment leave laws, including the Family and Medical Leave Act, the New Paid Family Leave, the New York Paid Sick Leave Act and other leave laws, as well as harassment, discrimination, disability accommodation and retaliation laws.
- Conducting investigations for employers to investigate potential internal wrongdoing, ranging from harassment and discrimination to fraud, theft and other legal and policy violations.
- Training for employees/supervisors on topics such as sexual harassment prevention, workplace discrimination, harassment and retaliation, diversity and inclusion, prevention of OSHA retaliation claims, common wage and hour concerns, drugs and alcohol in the workplace, and workplace violence.
Some of Theresa’s recent matters include:
- Representing a national logistics company in multiple wage and hour audits by the Department of Labor, with no violations found.
- Obtaining a dismissal of retaliation claims before OSHA for a national transportation company.
- Investigation of an Executive Director of a multistate non-profit organization.
- Creation of an employment handbook for a financial institution operating in 30+ states.
- Prevailing in a National Labor Relations Board union election at a power and electric entity.
- Obtaining a dismissal of a class action federal court litigation involving failure to pay overtime claims for a healthcare entity.
Theresa is also a member of the firm’s Health Care practice, where she focuses on assisting fiscal intermediaries with the consumer directed personal assistance programs on the labor and employment matters particular to those entities, including wage and hour issues, joint employment and policy compliance.
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