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Corbin Carter

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Associate

[email protected]

+1.212.692.6244

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Corbin is a solution-oriented employment counselor and litigator who guides clients through all aspects of the employment life cycle. Corbin advises businesses across a wide range of industries, including financial services, technology, life sciences, health care, and real estate, with clients ranging from startups to established multinational companies. Corbin’s practice covers everything from offering day-to-day employment advice to leading the management-side defense and prosecution of various employment-related claims at the trial and appellate level. In each situation, Corbin strives to understand his clients’ business needs and presents tailored, practical solutions. Chambers USA recognizes Corbin as having “a great knowledge of the law and superior analytic and communication skills."

Corbin works closely with executives, senior managers, and human resources professionals, counseling on myriad issues such as discrimination, harassment and retaliation, wage and hour, leaves and accommodations, performance management, hiring and retention, restrictive covenant issues, and other employment-related matters. As part of his practice, Corbin frequently drafts and revises employment policies and agreements to ensure multijurisdictional compliance and industry best practices, conducts workplace professionalism trainings for managers and employees, advises business clients on risk mitigation strategies, and serves as an employment specialist during corporate transactions. Corbin has also conducted numerous sensitive workplace investigations, including into allegations of sexual harassment and other complaints of workplace wrongdoing.

At Mintz, Corbin serves on the Steering Committee for Mintz Pride, a group dedicated to supporting LGBTQ attorneys and staff at the firm and advocating for LGBTQ visibility and equality. Corbin also sits on the firm’s Associate Committee, which acts as a liaison between firm leadership and Associates. Corbin frequently writes and speaks on relevant employment law topics, and has served as the associate editor of Mintz’s award-winning employment blog.

Prior to joining Mintz, Corbin gained extensive experience as an assistant corporation counsel within the New York City Law Department’s Labor and Employment Law Division, where he served as lead counsel for the City of New York, its agencies, and its management employees in a wide variety of employment-related litigation matters before federal and state courts. In that role, Corbin successfully briefed and argued dozens of dispositive motions and negotiated numerous favorable resolutions in cases involving claims under Title VII, the ADA, the ADEA, the FLSA, the FMLA, the First Amendment, the New York Labor Law, the NYS and NYC Human Rights Laws, various other federal, state, and local statutes, and common law claims.

Corbin’s additional legal experience includes fellowships and internships with the Office of Legal Counsel at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Boston Regional Solicitor’s Office of the US Department of Labor, and the Massachusetts Office of the Inspector General. In law school, Corbin served as managing editor of the American Journal of Law & Medicine, as a director of the J. Newton Esdaile Appellate Moot Court Program, and as co-president of the Public Interest Project.

Experience

viewpoints

New York State Enacts Changes to Employment-Related Confidentiality Provisions

December 14, 2023 | Blog | By Michael Arnold, Corbin Carter, Evan Piercey, Talia Weseley

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2023 New York Employment Law Roundup

December 14, 2023 | Blog | By Michael Arnold, Corbin Carter, Evan Piercey, Talia Weseley

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New York Non-Compete Update: Governor Will Not Sign Non-Compete Bill Unless Changes Are First Made

December 4, 2023 | Blog | By Michael Arnold, Andrew Bernstein, Corbin Carter, Evan Piercey

In her first public comments since its passage, New York Governor Kathy Hochul expressed a desire to see changes in New York’s proposed ban on non-compete agreements (SB 3100) before she would consider signing the bill.

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New York City Issues Amended Safe and Sick Time Regulations

October 12, 2023 | Blog | By Corbin Carter, Michael Arnold, Talia Weseley

In 2020, New York City amended its paid sick leave law, named the Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (“ESSTA”), to better align with New York State’s Paid Sick Leave law.  Following these amendments, the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) published updated notices and FAQ documents, but stopped short of publishing formal updates to the corresponding ESSTA Rules – until now.

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NYC Releases Automated Employment Decision Tools FAQs Addressing Certain Lingering Questions

July 13, 2023 | Blog | By Michelle Capezza, Evan Piercey, Corbin Carter

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A Closer Look at New York State’s Proposed Ban of Non-Compete Agreements

June 23, 2023 | Blog | By Michael Arnold, Andrew Bernstein, Evan Piercey, Corbin Carter

Non-compete agreements will be banned in New York — and employers will be subject to lawsuits for attempting to enforce them — if the governor signs a bill passed by the state legislature. Mintz attorneys discuss the sweeping proposed law, the implications for employers, and questions left open by the language of the bill.

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Broad Ban on Non-Competes Could Become Law in New York

June 20, 2023 | Blog | By Michael Arnold, Corbin Carter, Evan Piercey

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NYC Issues Final Rules for AI-Based Workplace Decision-Making Tools and (Again) Delays Enforcement

April 14, 2023 | Blog | By Corbin Carter, Michelle Capezza, Evan Piercey

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New York State Adopts Amendments to Pay Transparency Law

March 21, 2023 | Blog | By Evan Piercey, Corbin Carter, Michael Arnold

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podcasts

Mintz On Air: Practical Policies — Take a Human to Work Day

July 14, 2026 | Podcast | By Jennifer Rubin, Corbin Carter

HR and legal insights on AI in the workplace: why humans must stay in the loop, mitigate risk, and build trust through empathy, oversight, and culture.

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Mintz on Air: Practical Policies - DEI Diplomacy

May 6, 2025 | Podcast | By Jennifer Rubin, Corbin Carter

Member Jen Rubin explores the concept of ‘DEI Diplomacy’ with Associate Corbin Carter and how the conversation around diversity, equity, and inclusion is shifting.

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Mintz on Air: Predictions and Practical Policies – Workplace Whiplash

December 17, 2024 | Podcast | By Jennifer Rubin, Corbin Carter

In the latest episode of the Mintz on Air: Predictions and Practical Policies Podcast, ESG Co-chair Jen Rubin hosts a timely discussion on Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, Executive Order 11246, and how employers can prepare for the next administration.

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Events & Speaking

Recognition & Awards

  • Chambers USA: New York Labor & Employment, Associates to Watch (2021 - 2026)

  • New York Super Lawyers Rising Stars: Employment Litigation (2022 - 2025)

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Involvement

  • Board of Directors, University of Oklahoma LGBT Alumni Society
  • Member, The National LGBTQ+ Bar Association
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