Michael represents clients in connection with a variety of complex employment litigation matters, including pretrial, trial, and appellate work; administrative proceedings; and arbitrations and mediations relating to wage and hour, discrimination, noncompete, trade secret, general contract disputes, and other employee-related disputes.
He regularly advises clients regarding employee performance, retention and separation issues, and compliance with discrimination, wage and hour, family and medical leave, workers’ compensation, disability, and other employment laws and regulations. He also prepares employment-related agreements and policies, including offer letters, employment and consulting agreements, confidentiality and noncompetition agreements, separation agreements, and human resource policies and procedures.
Michael has also provided public and private biotechnology, telecommunications, and other companies with advice on employment issues arising in corporate transactions and bankruptcy proceedings.
In 2001, Michael served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Charles E. Ramos of the New York County Civil Branch Commercial Division in New York City, New York.
Recognitions & Awards
- New York Super Lawyers: Rising Star – Employment & Labor (2012)
Michael represents clients in connection with a variety of complex employment litigation matters, including pretrial, trial, and appellate work; administrative proceedings; and arbitrations and mediations relating to wage and hour, discrimination, noncompete, trade secret, general contract disputes, and other employee-related disputes.
He regularly advises clients regarding employee performance, retention and separation issues, and compliance with discrimination, wage and hour, family and medical leave, workers’ compensation, disability, and other employment laws and regulations. He also prepares employment-related agreements and policies, including offer letters, employment and consulting agreements, confidentiality and noncompetition agreements, separation agreements, and human resource policies and procedures.
Michael has also provided public and private biotechnology, telecommunications, and other companies with advice on employment issues arising in corporate transactions and bankruptcy proceedings.
In 2001, Michael served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Charles E. Ramos of the New York County Civil Branch Commercial Division in New York City, New York.
Recognitions & Awards
- New York Super Lawyers: Rising Star – Employment & Labor (2012)
Publications
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Author,
Discrimination Against the Unemployed Now Prohibited in New York City , Employment, Labor & Benefits Alert ()
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Co-author,
Employment & Labor Laws 2013 Legislative Forecast, Employment, Labor & Benefits Advisory ()
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Author,
New York Wage Deduction Amendment Signed into Law, Employment, Labor & Benefits Alert ()
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Co-author,
New York Appellate Court Defines Summary Judgment Standard for New York City Human Rights Law Claims, Employment, Labor & Benefits Alert ()
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Author,
The New York Wage Theft Prevention Act’s Annual Pay Notice Deadline Is Just Around the Corner, Employment, Labor & Benefits Alert ()
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Co-author,
New York City Human Rights Law: Expanding Frontiers of Liability, New York Law Journal ()
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Author,
The New York State Department of Labor Releases New York Wage Theft Prevention Act Pay Notice Templates and Other Guidance, Employment, Labor & Benefits Alert ()
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Author,
Recent Amendments to the New York Labor Law Enhance Employer Wage Notice Requirements and Impose Steeper Penalties for Failure to Pay Wages, Employment, Labor & Benefits Alert ()
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Co-author,
Don’t Shoot the Messenger: Another Court Cautions against Retaliating against Employees Who Report Data Security Concerns, Employment, Labor & Benefits Alert ()
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Co-author,
New York Task Force Continues Aggressive Enforcement Against Employers Who Misclassify Their Workers, Employment, Labor & Benefits Alert ()
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Co-author,
New York Enacts New Laws Regarding Background Checks and Hiring, Employment, Labor & Benefits Alert ()
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New Jersey Passes Paid Family Leave Law, Employment, Labor & Benefits Alert ()
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New Jersey Enacts Mini-WARN Act, Employment, Labor & Benefits Alert ()
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