Partner klimpl@thsh.com 212-508-7529 LinkedIn Twitter
Practice Areas
Areas of Focus
- Wage and hour compliance and litigation
- Employment issues in corporate transactions
- Staffing industry
- Restrictive covenants
- Retail
Industries
Jason B. Klimpl
Partner klimpl@thsh.com 212-508-7529 LinkedIn Twitter
Practice Areas
Areas of Focus
- Wage and hour compliance and litigation
- Employment issues in corporate transactions
- Staffing industry
- Restrictive covenants
- Retail
Industries
Jason B. Klimpl
Partner klimpl@thsh.com 212-508-7529 LinkedIn Twitter
Practice Areas
Areas of Focus
- Wage and hour compliance and litigation
- Employment issues in corporate transactions
- Staffing industry
- Restrictive covenants
- Retail
Industries
Biography
Jason B. Klimpl is a partner in the firm's Employment, Staffing Law, and Corporate practice groups and General Counsel to the New York Staffing Association. Jason advises clients on a broad range of employment matters, such as:
wage and hour compliance, including issues relating to overtime and exemptions from overtime, the minimum wage, tips, the payment of and deductions from wages, governmental wage and hour audits, recordkeeping obligations, and federal and state labor laws;
equal opportunity actions and policies, including allegations and charges of discrimination or retaliation before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the New York State Division of Human Rights, the New York City Commission on Human Rights, and policies and respectful workplace training relating to disabilities, religious accommodations, sexual harassment, and all other forms of discrimination;
employment agreements and restrictive covenants, including drafting and reviewing employment agreements and provisions relating to bonuses, draw and commission structures, non-solicitation, non-competition, and confidentiality;
healthcare reform implementation, including affordability and minimum value requirements, employer coverage determinations, employee status reviews, filing and notice mandates, compliance penalties, and small business tax credits;
independent contractor and consulting issues, including drafting and reviewing consulting agreements, performing independent contractor misclassification analyses, and responding to governmental audits;
reductions in force, including the federal WARN Act and analogous state laws, protected group termination impact analyses, separation agreements and general releases, and COBRA;
privacy concerns, including drafting and reviewing online social media policies, technology and e-mail usage policies, federal and state workplace privacy laws, off-duty conduct laws, drug-testing, background and credit checks;
emerging technology adoption, including preparing and implementing workplace policies and standards for artificial intelligence (e.g., GenAI), social media, email, remote access, and bring-your-own-device;
human resource and compliance counseling, including drafting and reviewing employee handbooks, job descriptions for overtime and ADA compliance, disability and family and medical leave compliance, vacation and PTO policies, military leave laws, meal and break requirements, jury duty and voting leave, and employment application issues.
In addition, Jason has prepared numerous articles and presentations on employment matters, such as:
- sexual harassment and workplace discrimination;
- the Americans with Disabilities Act;
- healthcare reform (the Affordable Care Act);
- social media policies;
- wage and hour laws;
- independent contractor misclassification;
- the Family and Medical Leave Act and other leave policies;
- COBRA;
- workforce reductions and the WARN Act;
- governmental enforcement initiatives;
- various developments in employment law; and
- staffing industry concerns.
Brooklyn Law School (J.D.)
- Honors: Cum laude
- CALI Excellence for the Future Award - Corporate & Real Estate Clinic
Lehigh University (B.A.)
- Honors: Magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
- Judicial Intern, Hon. William H. Pauley III, U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York
- New York
- United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
- Best Lawyers®, Litigation - Labor and Employment (2024, 2025)
- Super Lawyers® New York Metro Area, Employment & Labor; Business & Corporate (2023)
- Super Lawyers® Rising Star (2013-2022)
- The New York Enterprise Report's Best Accountants & Attorneys for Privately Held Companies: Rising Star (2012)
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rating
Professional:
- New York State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section
Other:
- General Counsel of the New York Staffing Association
- Lawline.com Faculty Member
- Speaker, Manhattan Chamber of Commerce Speaker Bureau
Case Studies
- Investigation of Alleged Sexual Assault
- Tannenbaum Helpern Successfully Defends a Staffing Firm Against a Conviction Record Discrimination Claim
- Tannenbaum Helpern Successfully Defends Staffing Firm Against a Sick Leave Complaint filed with the NYC Department of Consumer Affairs
- Appeal of workers’ compensation board determination
- Creation Social Media Policy for Major Sports League
- Successful Defense of Pregnancy Discrimination Charge
- Acquisition of Beer Distribution Business in New Jersey
- National Labor Relations Board
- Tannenbaum Helpern effectively defends staffing client faced with DOJ Form I-9 audit
- Elimination of Workers’ Compensation Penalties
- Appeal of NYS Division of Human Rights’ Decision
- Successful Defense of Independent Contractor Status Audit
- Successful Defense of Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit
- Legislative Success on Behalf of the Staffing Industry
Publications
- The DOL Establishes Salary Levels for 2024/2025 Overtime Pay Exemptions under the FLSA—and Has Substantially Increased Them
- New Jersey Employers Must Act Soon: Are you Ready for RetireReady NJ?
- The FTC Noncompete Ban is Dead and Noncompetes are Alive: Federal Court Has Blocked the Rule
- 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
- 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?
- Legal Q and A: Verifying workers' U.S. eligibility - The Construction Broadsheet
- 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
- New Whistleblower Law Requires Action from New York Employers
- New Law Requires NY Employers to State Salary Range in Job Ads but Ambiguities Remain
- New York Employers Must Activate their Workplace Safety Plans
- Get the Scoop on NYC’s Vaccine Requirement for Restaurants and Other Indoor Establishments
- A Bridge to Nowhere: Cuomo’s Fate is a Cautionary Tale of Sexual Harassment Left Unchecked
- New York "HERO Act" Requires Employers to Create Airborne Infectious Disease Prevention Plans
- Unmasking the Implications of the New Stimulus Package for Employers
- New York Employees Entitled to COVID-19 Vaccination Leave
- Employee Vaccination Requirements: Give It a Shot
- Paid Voting Leave and Posting Requirements under New York’s Election Law
- Video: Employer Obligations to Accommodate Employees during the COVID-19 Pandemic - Part 4
- Video: Employer Obligations to Accommodate Employees during the COVID-19 Pandemic - Part 2
- Amendments to the New York City Earned Safe and Sick Time Act
- New York State Paid Sick Leave – What Employers Need to Know
- Employer Obligations to Accommodate Employees during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Employment-Related Considerations for Health Care Providers Providing Telehealth Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Guidelines for Phase 1 and 2 Businesses and Essential Businesses in New York State
- Federal and New York State Coronavirus Legislation Require Paid Leave for Employees
- The Coronavirus: What Employers Need to Know
- New York Payroll Card Regulations Upheld by Appellate Court
- NY Bans Reproductive Health Decision Discrimination and Imposes Obligations on Employers
- Five Key Employment Law Issues Facing NY Employers in 2020
- New York’s SHIELD Act Expands Notification Laws and Imposes Strict Cybersecurity Requirements on Businesses
- New York and New Jersey Ban Employers from Asking About Salary History
- NY Broadens Workplace Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Protections
- Lactation Stations: Accommodation Sensation Sweeping the Nation!
- NYC Passes Legislation to Ban Pre-Employment Drug Testing for Marijuana
- $15 Minimum Wage Coming to New Jersey
- Video: Key Dates for NYC and NYS Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
- How Can-a-Biz Handle Employees Using Cannabis
- New York Minimum Wage and Exempt Employee Salary Thresholds Set to Increase in 2019
- Holiday Party Liability: Keep Your Employees Off The Naughty List
- Update: New York State Issues Final Guidance and Materials on Sexual Harassment Prevention Laws
- NYS and NYC Sexual Harassment Prevention Laws
- Update: Employer Obligations under Recently Enacted NYS and NYC Sexual Harassment Prevention Laws
- NYC Employers Must Comply With New Laws on Accommodations and Schedule Changes
- New York State and City Anti-Sexual Harassment Legislation Impose Significant New Obligations on Employers
- Reminder: 2018 New York State Minimum Wage and Exempt Salary Thresholds Increased
- Facing the Wave of Recent Sexual Harassment Complaints – Proactive Steps for Employers to Mitigate Risk
- City Expands Sick Time Act to Cover “Safe Time”
- Data Security Issues for Staffing Firms After the Equifax Breach
- Department of Homeland Security Issues
- Workers’ Compensation Board Releases Revised Rules for NY State Paid Family Leave
- NYC Bans Salary History Inquiries During the Hiring Process
- New Requirements for Engaging Freelance Workers in NYC
- New York State Workers’ Compensation Board Proposes Rules for New York Paid Family Leave
- Complying with the 2017 New York State Minimum Wage and Exempt Salary Thresholds
- New York State Direct Deposit and Paycard Regulations Invalidated
- New USCIS Form I-9 Now Effective
- New Overtime Rule Blocked
- Companies Must Account for New Law Protecting Confidential Information
- Cybersecurity and Staffing: Guarding Clients' and Job Candidates’ Information
- New York Employers Brace for New Restrictions on Electronic Wage Payment Methods
- Pay Equity Legislation: Compensation Based on Applicants’ Previous Salary a Thing of the Past
- Phantom Equity Plans: A Flexible Alternative to Retain and Motivate Key Employees
- U.S. Department of Labor Publishes Final FLSA Overtime Rule Affecting the “Exempt” Status
- Three Legal Trends Affecting Staffing Firms
- Federal Appeals Court Affirms the Importance of Implementing Proper Timekeeping Policies to Guard against Overtime Claims
- Required Annual Distribution of New Jersey Notices
News
- Best Lawyers® Recognizes 24 Tannenbaum Helpern Attorneys in 2025 New York City Metro Rankings • 08.15.2024
- Tannenbaum Helpern at Staffing World 2021 • 09.14.2021
- Biden's Competition Order To Affect Legal Industry Marginally | Law360 • 07.16.2021
- NY Bills Would Curb No-Poach And No-Rehire Pacts • 04.21.2021
- Employers Might Require Vaccinations, Legal Experts Say • 02.12.2021
- Two Tannenbaum Helpern Partners Tapped As NYSA Top Attys | Law360 • 12.17.2020
- New York Staffing Association Reappoints Tannenbaum Helpern attorneys to serve as General Counsel • 12.15.2020
- 35 Tannenbaum Helpern attorneys recognized in Super Lawyers 2020 • 10.29.2020
- 30 Tannenbaum Helpern attorneys recognized in Super Lawyers 2019 • 10.17.2019
- Tannenbaum Helpern to kick off day two of Staffing World 2019 with keynote speaker Johnny C. Taylor Jr., President and CEO of SHRM • 10.10.2019
- Harassment Prevention Training Program for New York Staffing Firms • 09.05.2019
- 26 Tannenbaum Helpern attorneys recognized in the 2018 New York Metro Super Lawyers list • 10.22.2018
- 2018 Law Day • 10.09.2018
- 27 Tannenbaum Helpern Attorneys Recognized In The 2017 New York Metro Super Lawyers List • 09.20.2017
- Tech Tools for the Labor & Employment Lawyer • 07.19.2017
- 28 Tannenbaum Helpern Attorneys Selected To The 2016 New York Metro Super Lawyers List • 09.27.2016
- Tannenbaum Helpern Names Three New Partners And One Counsel • 01.12.2016
- 27 Tannenbaum Helpern Attorneys Selected To The 2015 New York Metro Super Lawyers List • 09.17.2015
- 34 Tannenbaum Helpern Attorneys Have Been Selected To The 2014 New York Metro Super Lawyers List, Including Two Commercial Litigators In The Top 100 Super Lawyers List • 10.08.2014
- Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP "Law Firm Of The Year" And Jason B. Klimpl Of The Firm A "Rising Star" • 06.21.2012
Events
- Mastering Client Contracts for Success and Risk Mitigation • 10.29.2024
- What To Know About the Removal of Noncompetes • 06.27.2024
- Client Contracts: Getting to Yes While Mitigating Risk - 2024 ASA Staffing Law & Compliance Conference • 05.16.2024
- Legislative Briefing: FTC’s Non-Compete Rule, DOL’s Overtime Rule & the NYS Budget Bill • 05.02.2024
- 2024 Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) Executive Forum - North America • 03.26.2024
- The Pearls, Perils and Pitfalls of the Use of Generative AI in the Workplace • 03.20.2024
- Manhattan Chamber of Commerce - The Labor Market & New Employment Laws in 2024 • 01.24.2024
- 2023 Virtual Law Day Webinar Series - Part 1: "Legal & Legislative Update" • 11.14.2023
- ASA Certified Staffing Professional Training (ASA Members Only Event) • 10.26.2023
- ASA Certified Staffing Professional Training (ASA Members Only Event) • 10.19.2023
- ASA Staffing Law Conference • 05.18.2023
- 2023 New York Staffing Association Leadership & Growth Summit • 05.11.2023
- Teleconference: The FTC'S Actions and their Implications for the Employer Community • 01.31.2023
- Avoiding Common Wage and Hour Compliance Traps in the Staffing Industry • 12.01.2022
- Avoiding Retaliation Claims in the Age of Covid | Staffing World 2022 • 10.27.2022
- SIA Executive Forum North America • 03.01.2022
- Drafting and Implementing Employee Restrictive Covenant Agreements: Best Practices in the Current Climate | ASA • 02.16.2022
- Part 3: Members Only Event: ASA Certified Staffing Professional Training | NYSA • 10.21.2021
- Part 2: Members Only Event: ASA Certified Staffing Professional Training | NYSA • 10.14.2021
- Part 1: Members Only Event: ASA Certified Staffing Professional Training | NYSA • 10.07.2021
- Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccines and Workplace Safety: What Staffing Firms Need to Know | NYSA • 09.30.2021
- Top 3 Legal Considerations for Employing Remote Workers | ASA Staffing World • 09.29.2021
- Small Business Resilience and Adaptability: Adapting to a Changing Workplace | The Brooklyn Marketplace • 09.09.2021
- Unmasking Return to Work Obligations for Staffing Firms | NYSA • 06.23.2021
- HR Briefing: Demystifying the return to work safety and health protocols • 05.27.2021
- 2021 Staffing Law Virtual Conference • 04.29.2021
- The Importance of an Employee Handbook | NYSA • 03.18.2021
- 2021 Executive Forum North America | Staffing Industry Analysis • 03.08.2021
- The Path to Immunity: What Employers Need to Know About COVID-19 Vaccinations | Manhattan Chamber of Commerce • 03.05.2021
- 2021: An HR Compliance Odyssey • 02.23.2021
- Complying with Employment Laws and Obligations During the COVID Era | SHRMTC • 12.15.2020
- Staffing Industry Virtual Roundtable | Withum • 12.08.2020
- WEBINAR & NYSA Annual Meeting: "Staffing Industry Predictions for 2021" | NYSA • 12.02.2020
- HR Roundtable: How staffing firms are coping with the COVID crisis and moving forward | Withum • 10.28.2020
- Part 3 - Members Only Event: ASA Certified Staffing Professional Training | NYSA • 10.16.2020
- Part 2 - Members Only Event: ASA Certified Staffing Professional Training | NYSA • 10.09.2020
- Part 1 - Members Only Event: ASA Certified Staffing Professional Training | NYSA • 10.02.2020
- CWS Summit North America 2020 • 09.16.2020
- 2020 Virtual Law Day Webinar Series/Part 4: Maintaining a Safe Workforce | NYSA • 08.27.2020
- HR Roundtable: How mid-size staffing firms are coping with the COVID crisis and how to move forward! • 06.30.2020
- HR Briefing: Returning to Work: What’s New? Phase Two! • 06.12.2020
- Steering Clear of Legal Thorns in Remote Work Arrangements | Staffing Law Conference • 06.03.2020
- HR Briefing: Top 11 Issues Employers Should Consider Before Reopening Their Workplace • 05.15.2020
- Unchartered Waters - Staffing Firm Leaders Share How They are Navigating Their Firms Through Unimaginable Times | NYSA • 05.14.2020
- WEBINAR: How Staffing Firms Can Benefit from the CARES Act and SBA Loans • 04.09.2020
- Long Island Law Day | NYSA • 03.26.2020
- WEBINAR: COVID-19 Legal Update for Staffing Firms | NYSA • 03.23.2020
- Special Legal & HR Briefing on Coronavirus | Vistage • 03.20.2020
- Coronavirus and Your Business | Manhattan Chamber of Commerce • 03.19.2020
- POWER BRIEFING: What Staffing Members Need to Know About the Coronavirus • 03.13.2020
- Coronavirus and Your Business | Manhattan Chamber of Commerce • 03.11.2020
- 5 Key Employment Practices Employers Need to Know About in the New Year • 02.06.2020
- Staffing World 2019 - Handling Harassment Complaints in the #MeToo Era • 10.17.2019
- 2019 Law Day | NYSA • 09.26.2019
- It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye: Minimizing Risk When Terminating Employees | Financial Poise • 09.04.2019
- Know What You Did Last Summer: Workplace Investigations | Financial Poise • 08.07.2019
- Time for a Break: Managing Leaves of Absence and Accommodating Disabilities • 06.10.2019
- Show Them the Money: Wage & Hour Compliance • 06.05.2019
- 2019 NYSA Super Seminar Day • 05.22.2019
- Welcome to the Team! Recruiting and Hiring, Including Restrictive Covenants. – Financial Poise • 04.03.2019
- NY Employment Laws: What To Know For 2019 • 03.28.2019
- Labor & Employment Law in an Hour • 03.19.2019
- Dealing with Clients in Financial Distress - Strategies for Getting Paid (and Keeping Your Payments) • 01.23.2019
- 2018 Law Day | NYSA • 10.09.2018
- The Respectful Workplace – Harassment Prevention Training During the #MeToo Movement • 10.03.2018
- Workplace Investigations Discussion • 09.12.2018
- ASA Certified Staffing Professional Training – Part 3 of 3 • 09.05.2018
- ASA Certified Staffing Professional Training – Part 2 of 3 • 08.29.2018
- ASA Certified Staffing Professional Training – Part 1 of 3 • 08.22.2018
- Legislative Developments Stemming from the #MeToo Movement • 06.28.2018
- NYSA 2018 Super Seminar Day • 05.15.2018
- ASA Legal and Legislative Committee Lunch Meeting • 05.10.2018
- Paid Family Leave- What Every Business Needs to Know • 03.27.2018
- HR 101- Advising the Start-Up 2018 • 03.13.2018
- Power Briefing: Salary History Ban • 11.09.2017
- 2 Best Practices for Hiring and Onboarding Employees in New York • 11.07.2017
- Staffing World 2017 • 10.24.2017
- 2017 Law Day • 10.19.2017
- Hot Topics and Trends in Employment Law • 09.19.2017
- Keeping Up with Recent Changes in Employment Law • 07.19.2017
- #WorkplaceHarassment – What @Employers Need to Know in the Age of Social Media • 05.08.2017
- Legislative Alert • 04.18.2017
- HR 101: Solutions for Small Business • 03.27.2017
- BELIEVE ME! Changes to Employment Laws and Benefits are Going to be HUGE! • 03.06.2017
- HR Roundtable: Annual Legal Update • 03.01.2017
- Look at these new overtime rules! Boy, do I need a drink! • 09.27.2016
- Super Seminar Day • 05.25.2016
- Webcast: Minimizing the Risk of Wage and Hour Litigation in the Hospitality Industry • 05.19.2016
- NYSA Legislative Update • 12.16.2015
- Ban the Box - Avoiding the Pitfalls of the Fair Chance Act • 12.03.2015
- HR Roundtable: Ask The Experts – Get your HR Legal Questions Answered on the Spot • 06.25.2015
- HR Roundtable: NYC Paid Sick Leave 2.0: Key Provisions for Employers • 03.26.2015
- CPS and TSC Certification Study Session • 02.03.2015
Jason B. Klimpl is a partner in the firm's Employment, Staffing Law, and Corporate practice groups and General Counsel to the New York Staffing Association. Jason advises clients on a broad range of employment matters, such as:
wage and hour compliance, including issues relating to overtime and exemptions from overtime, the minimum wage, tips, the payment of and deductions from wages, governmental wage and hour audits, recordkeeping obligations, and federal and state labor laws;
equal opportunity actions and policies, including allegations and charges of discrimination or retaliation before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the New York State Division of Human Rights, the New York City Commission on Human Rights, and policies and respectful workplace training relating to disabilities, religious accommodations, sexual harassment, and all other forms of discrimination;
employment agreements and restrictive covenants, including drafting and reviewing employment agreements and provisions relating to bonuses, draw and commission structures, non-solicitation, non-competition, and confidentiality;
healthcare reform implementation, including affordability and minimum value requirements, employer coverage determinations, employee status reviews, filing and notice mandates, compliance penalties, and small business tax credits;
independent contractor and consulting issues, including drafting and reviewing consulting agreements, performing independent contractor misclassification analyses, and responding to governmental audits;
reductions in force, including the federal WARN Act and analogous state laws, protected group termination impact analyses, separation agreements and general releases, and COBRA;
privacy concerns, including drafting and reviewing online social media policies, technology and e-mail usage policies, federal and state workplace privacy laws, off-duty conduct laws, drug-testing, background and credit checks;
emerging technology adoption, including preparing and implementing workplace policies and standards for artificial intelligence (e.g., GenAI), social media, email, remote access, and bring-your-own-device;
human resource and compliance counseling, including drafting and reviewing employee handbooks, job descriptions for overtime and ADA compliance, disability and family and medical leave compliance, vacation and PTO policies, military leave laws, meal and break requirements, jury duty and voting leave, and employment application issues.
In addition, Jason has prepared numerous articles and presentations on employment matters, such as:
- sexual harassment and workplace discrimination;
- the Americans with Disabilities Act;
- healthcare reform (the Affordable Care Act);
- social media policies;
- wage and hour laws;
- independent contractor misclassification;
- the Family and Medical Leave Act and other leave policies;
- COBRA;
- workforce reductions and the WARN Act;
- governmental enforcement initiatives;
- various developments in employment law; and
- staffing industry concerns.
Brooklyn Law School (J.D.)
- Honors: Cum laude
- CALI Excellence for the Future Award - Corporate & Real Estate Clinic
Lehigh University (B.A.)
- Honors: Magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
- Judicial Intern, Hon. William H. Pauley III, U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York
- New York
- United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
- Best Lawyers®, Litigation - Labor and Employment (2024, 2025)
- Super Lawyers® New York Metro Area, Employment & Labor; Business & Corporate (2023)
- Super Lawyers® Rising Star (2013-2022)
- The New York Enterprise Report's Best Accountants & Attorneys for Privately Held Companies: Rising Star (2012)
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rating
Professional:
- New York State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section
Other:
- General Counsel of the New York Staffing Association
- Lawline.com Faculty Member
- Speaker, Manhattan Chamber of Commerce Speaker Bureau
- Investigation of Alleged Sexual Assault
- Tannenbaum Helpern Successfully Defends a Staffing Firm Against a Conviction Record Discrimination Claim
- Tannenbaum Helpern Successfully Defends Staffing Firm Against a Sick Leave Complaint filed with the NYC Department of Consumer Affairs
- Appeal of workers’ compensation board determination
- Creation Social Media Policy for Major Sports League
- Successful Defense of Pregnancy Discrimination Charge
- Acquisition of Beer Distribution Business in New Jersey
- National Labor Relations Board
- Tannenbaum Helpern effectively defends staffing client faced with DOJ Form I-9 audit
- Elimination of Workers’ Compensation Penalties
- Appeal of NYS Division of Human Rights’ Decision
- Successful Defense of Independent Contractor Status Audit
- Successful Defense of Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit
- Legislative Success on Behalf of the Staffing Industry
- The DOL Establishes Salary Levels for 2024/2025 Overtime Pay Exemptions under the FLSA—and Has Substantially Increased Them
- New Jersey Employers Must Act Soon: Are you Ready for RetireReady NJ?
- The FTC Noncompete Ban is Dead and Noncompetes are Alive: Federal Court Has Blocked the Rule
- 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
- 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?
- Legal Q and A: Verifying workers' U.S. eligibility - The Construction Broadsheet
- 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
- New Whistleblower Law Requires Action from New York Employers
- New Law Requires NY Employers to State Salary Range in Job Ads but Ambiguities Remain
- New York Employers Must Activate their Workplace Safety Plans
- Get the Scoop on NYC’s Vaccine Requirement for Restaurants and Other Indoor Establishments
- A Bridge to Nowhere: Cuomo’s Fate is a Cautionary Tale of Sexual Harassment Left Unchecked
- New York "HERO Act" Requires Employers to Create Airborne Infectious Disease Prevention Plans
- Unmasking the Implications of the New Stimulus Package for Employers
- New York Employees Entitled to COVID-19 Vaccination Leave
- Employee Vaccination Requirements: Give It a Shot
- Paid Voting Leave and Posting Requirements under New York’s Election Law
- Video: Employer Obligations to Accommodate Employees during the COVID-19 Pandemic - Part 4
- Video: Employer Obligations to Accommodate Employees during the COVID-19 Pandemic - Part 2
- Amendments to the New York City Earned Safe and Sick Time Act
- New York State Paid Sick Leave – What Employers Need to Know
- Employer Obligations to Accommodate Employees during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Employment-Related Considerations for Health Care Providers Providing Telehealth Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Guidelines for Phase 1 and 2 Businesses and Essential Businesses in New York State
- Federal and New York State Coronavirus Legislation Require Paid Leave for Employees
- The Coronavirus: What Employers Need to Know
- New York Payroll Card Regulations Upheld by Appellate Court
- NY Bans Reproductive Health Decision Discrimination and Imposes Obligations on Employers
- Five Key Employment Law Issues Facing NY Employers in 2020
- New York’s SHIELD Act Expands Notification Laws and Imposes Strict Cybersecurity Requirements on Businesses
- New York and New Jersey Ban Employers from Asking About Salary History
- NY Broadens Workplace Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Protections
- Lactation Stations: Accommodation Sensation Sweeping the Nation!
- NYC Passes Legislation to Ban Pre-Employment Drug Testing for Marijuana
- $15 Minimum Wage Coming to New Jersey
- Video: Key Dates for NYC and NYS Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
- How Can-a-Biz Handle Employees Using Cannabis
- New York Minimum Wage and Exempt Employee Salary Thresholds Set to Increase in 2019
- Holiday Party Liability: Keep Your Employees Off The Naughty List
- Update: New York State Issues Final Guidance and Materials on Sexual Harassment Prevention Laws
- NYS and NYC Sexual Harassment Prevention Laws
- Update: Employer Obligations under Recently Enacted NYS and NYC Sexual Harassment Prevention Laws
- NYC Employers Must Comply With New Laws on Accommodations and Schedule Changes
- New York State and City Anti-Sexual Harassment Legislation Impose Significant New Obligations on Employers
- Reminder: 2018 New York State Minimum Wage and Exempt Salary Thresholds Increased
- Facing the Wave of Recent Sexual Harassment Complaints – Proactive Steps for Employers to Mitigate Risk
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- ASA Staffing Law Conference • 05.18.2023
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