Nick litigates and counsels with respect to complex employment disputes, including in relation to antidiscrimination laws, restrictive covenant agreements, executive employment agreements, discipline, discharge, and disability, among other issues, in federal and state courts, administrative agencies and arbitral fora. Nick also concentrates on the defense of ERISA class actions challenging the administration of health care benefit plans, 401(k) plans, and defined benefit plans. In these matters he regularly litigates and counsels on sophisticated legal issues arising in ERISA litigation, including preemption, standing, exhaustion, fiduciary duties, disclosure obligations, withdrawal liability, plan termination, and benefit accrual.
Sweeping amendments to New York City’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (“ESSTA”), N.Y. C. Admin. Code. 20-911 et seq. recently took effect on February 22, 2026. ESSTA requires employers to provide employees in New York City with paid and...
Just about 20 years ago, Schlichter Bogard LLC, a prominent national plaintiffs’ law firm, filed a wave of putative ERISA class actions challenging how employers administered their 401(k) plans. Those cases led to two decades of litigation. Hundreds of similar...
Employers often must consider conflicting objectives when deciding whether to include arbitration provisions in their employment agreements. On the one hand, employers may desire to arbitrate disputes with employees in a rapid, inexpensive, and confidential manner. On the other hand,...
The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) have announced several changes to their whistleblower programs and rules, reflecting the federal government’s continued focus on encouraging individuals to report corporate misconduct. Specifically, on May 12,...
One of the most frequently used tools by plaintiffs’ employment attorneys in New York is a claim for unpaid wages under Article Six of the Labor Law. By alleging a violation of Article Six, a plaintiff can pursue not only...
Since coming into office a little over four months ago, the Trump Administration has placed businesses on notice that it views certain actions intended to promote diversity, equity and inclusion (“DEI”) in the workplace as suspect and in violation of...
As many of us review our busted brackets ahead of this weekend’s Final Four match ups, universities across the country are preparing for the imminent changes to the rules governing name, image, likeness[1] (“NIL) payments to student-athletes, including whether the...
Businesses have long embraced the use of computer technology in the workplace as a means of improving efficiency and productivity of their operations. In recent years, businesses have incorporated artificial intelligence and other automated and algorithmic technologies into their computer...
In the United States a complex interplay of federal, state, and local statutes, rules, and regulations has always shaped employment law. Politics and elections also play an important role in influencing the enactment and enforcement of the nation’s employment laws. ...
Employers who wish to enter into non-compete agreements with their employees breathed a collective sigh of relief on August 20, 2024, when a federal district court struck down the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) new nationwide ban on non-compete agreements (the...
Jack SullivanJack is a Partner in Dorsey’s Labor & Employment group, where he focuses his practice on employment adv...
Nisha VermaNisha has delivered results for her clients with respect to all aspects of employment litigation, including com...
Aaron GoldsteinAaron is a Partner in Dorsey’s Labor & Employ...
Hannah GreenHannah is an associate in the Costa Mesa offic...
Michelle HaynesMichelle’s practical and thorough approach to l...
Susan LorencSusan is a strategic labor and employment advisor...
Nick PappasNick litigates and counsels with respect to com...
Ketul PatelKetul advises employers on the full spectru...
