Janae Cummings
Associate cummings@thsh.com 212-508-6742 LinkedIn
Practice Areas
Biography
Janae is an associate in Tannenbaum Helpern’s Employment Law practice. She is skilled in handling litigation and employment-related matters in state, federal and administrative courts. Prior to her current role, Janae was an associate at a midsized full service firm where she practiced commercial litigation and employment law. She had worked in the General Counsel’s Office of the Brooklyn Borough President, American Express, Thomson Reuters and Viacom Media Networks. During law school, Janae was awarded a fellowship by the New York State Bar Association to clerk for Judge O. Peter Sherwood in the New York State Supreme Court Commercial and Federal Litigation Division.
As a student at Brooklyn Law School, Janae volunteered for the Immigration Visa Assistance Program and served as the Attorney General for the Black Law Students Association and as the Executive Articles Editor of the Brooklyn Journal of International Law. She was also a recipient of the Pro Bono Scholars Award for having over 500 pro bono hours serving the community and providing legal services for indigent clients while in law school. Janae was a 2018 Ms. JD Fellow and is now the co-director of the Ms. JD Fellowship Program.
In her spare time, Janae enjoys riding her Peloton in addition to spending time with her partner and two dogs, Minty (a poodle) and Muffin (a chihuahua).
College:
- Adelphi University
Law School:
- Brooklyn Law School
Professional:
- New York State Bar Association
- Erie County Bar Association
- Monroe County Bar Association
- New York
- United States District Court for the Eastern Districts of New York
- United States District Court for the Western Districts of New York
- Co-Director of the Ms. JD Fellowship Program
- Small Group Leader for Brooklyn Law School’s Pre-Bar course
- Best Lawyers in America®: Ones to Watch (2024)
- Super Lawyers®: Rising Star - New York Metro Area (2023)
- Adelphi University’s Ten Under Ten (2019)
- New York State Bar Association’s Commercial Litigation Fellowship
Publications
- The Federal Trade Commission’s Noncompete Rule – Dead or Alive?
- Are Your Employees Exempt Under Federal Law? Not If Their Salaries Are Below the New Minimum
- The Bill Comes Due – Workers’ Rights Poster Must Be Distributed July 1
- Second Circuit Casts Doubt on Overly Restrictive Arbitration Clauses in ERISA Plans
- The U.S. Department of Labor Raised the Minimum Salary Level for Most Exemptions: Your Exempt Employees May Need to Be Paid Overtime
- Federal Trade Commission’s Ban on Employee Noncompetes
- January 2024: Resolve to Review Employee Classifications and Salary
- New York State Voids Employment-Related Releases in Settlement Agreements with Common Provisions
- New York Enacts Law Limiting Assignment of Inventions to Employers
- Smooth Moves Diversity Initiative: 16 Years Strong
- NYC Begins Enforcement of the Automated Employment Decision Tool Law: What Do Employers Need to Know?
- New York’s Bill Banning Noncompetes
- Friendly Employee Pastures in the Garden State: NJ Enacts Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights Law
- Action Alert: Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) Documentation Inspections
- Employers Take Note: New York City Law Prohibits Discrimination Based on Height and Weight
- New York State Updated Its Model Sexual Harassment Policy
- Confidentiality and Nondisparagement Provisions in Severance Agreements Held Unlawful by the NLRB
- FTC’s Proposed Ban on Noncompetes: What’s Next for Employers?
- NYC Salary Transparency Law Takes Effect November 1, 2022: What Employers Need to Know and 4 Steps to Take Before Then
- The Fair Workweek Law: Chipotle Agrees to Pay up to $20 Million in Settlement with NYC
- New York City Amends and Delays Salary Range Transparency Law
Janae is an associate in Tannenbaum Helpern’s Employment Law practice. She is skilled in handling litigation and employment-related matters in state, federal and administrative courts. Prior to her current role, Janae was an associate at a midsized full service firm where she practiced commercial litigation and employment law. She had worked in the General Counsel’s Office of the Brooklyn Borough President, American Express, Thomson Reuters and Viacom Media Networks. During law school, Janae was awarded a fellowship by the New York State Bar Association to clerk for Judge O. Peter Sherwood in the New York State Supreme Court Commercial and Federal Litigation Division.
As a student at Brooklyn Law School, Janae volunteered for the Immigration Visa Assistance Program and served as the Attorney General for the Black Law Students Association and as the Executive Articles Editor of the Brooklyn Journal of International Law. She was also a recipient of the Pro Bono Scholars Award for having over 500 pro bono hours serving the community and providing legal services for indigent clients while in law school. Janae was a 2018 Ms. JD Fellow and is now the co-director of the Ms. JD Fellowship Program.
In her spare time, Janae enjoys riding her Peloton in addition to spending time with her partner and two dogs, Minty (a poodle) and Muffin (a chihuahua).
College:
- Adelphi University
Law School:
- Brooklyn Law School
Professional:
- New York State Bar Association
- Erie County Bar Association
- Monroe County Bar Association
- New York
- United States District Court for the Eastern Districts of New York
- United States District Court for the Western Districts of New York
- Co-Director of the Ms. JD Fellowship Program
- Small Group Leader for Brooklyn Law School’s Pre-Bar course
- Best Lawyers in America®: Ones to Watch (2024)
- Super Lawyers®: Rising Star - New York Metro Area (2023)
- Adelphi University’s Ten Under Ten (2019)
- New York State Bar Association’s Commercial Litigation Fellowship
- The Federal Trade Commission’s Noncompete Rule – Dead or Alive?
- Are Your Employees Exempt Under Federal Law? Not If Their Salaries Are Below the New Minimum
- The Bill Comes Due – Workers’ Rights Poster Must Be Distributed July 1
- Second Circuit Casts Doubt on Overly Restrictive Arbitration Clauses in ERISA Plans
- The U.S. Department of Labor Raised the Minimum Salary Level for Most Exemptions: Your Exempt Employees May Need to Be Paid Overtime
- Federal Trade Commission’s Ban on Employee Noncompetes
- January 2024: Resolve to Review Employee Classifications and Salary
- New York State Voids Employment-Related Releases in Settlement Agreements with Common Provisions
- New York Enacts Law Limiting Assignment of Inventions to Employers
- Smooth Moves Diversity Initiative: 16 Years Strong
- NYC Begins Enforcement of the Automated Employment Decision Tool Law: What Do Employers Need to Know?
- New York’s Bill Banning Noncompetes
- Friendly Employee Pastures in the Garden State: NJ Enacts Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights Law
- Action Alert: Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) Documentation Inspections
- Employers Take Note: New York City Law Prohibits Discrimination Based on Height and Weight
- New York State Updated Its Model Sexual Harassment Policy
- Confidentiality and Nondisparagement Provisions in Severance Agreements Held Unlawful by the NLRB
- FTC’s Proposed Ban on Noncompetes: What’s Next for Employers?
- NYC Salary Transparency Law Takes Effect November 1, 2022: What Employers Need to Know and 4 Steps to Take Before Then
- The Fair Workweek Law: Chipotle Agrees to Pay up to $20 Million in Settlement with NYC
- New York City Amends and Delays Salary Range Transparency Law