• The HR Specialist - Print Newsletter
  • HR Specialist: Employment Law
  • The HR Weekly

New York

Employment Lawyer Network:
New York

Louis P. DiLorenzo (Editor)

New York Employment Law

LDiLorenzo@BSK.com
(646) 253-2315

Click for Full Bio

Louis P. DiLorenzo has practiced labor and employment law for 30 years and is co-chair of Bond, Schoeneck & King’s Labor and Employment Law Department. He is managing partner of the firm’s New York City and Garden City offices. Mr. DiLorenzo represents employers and management in all aspects of labor and employment law. His areas of expertise include collective bargaining, workplace investigations, NLRB proceedings, labor audits, supervisory training, wage and hour issues, arbitration, jury trials in both state and federal courts, wage incentive plans, OFCCP audits and proceedings, employment litigation before the EEOC and the Human Rights Division and alternative dispute resolution techniques.

Lawsuits filed against Queens principal cost city $600,000

06/14/2018
The city has paid $605,000 since 2013 to settle four lawsuits accusing Howard Kwait of sexual harassment.

Buffalo temp agency accused of just about every kind of bias

06/14/2018
If the complaint is correct, Staffing Solutions of WNY in Buffalo has managed to violate just about every law the EEOC enforces.

Impartiality required when firing bias complainant

06/14/2018
Trying to fire a worker who has made discrimination claims against her supervisors? Think about assigning an impartial fact-finding decision-maker before you discharge.

Deny FMLA if clarification request goes unanswered

06/14/2018
You can require employees seeking FMLA leave to have their health care provider submit a certification form estimating how long the medical condition will last. If that or any other part of the certification is left blank, the employer can request clarification.

Expect lawsuit when inexperienced newbie suddenly replaces older, excellent worker

06/14/2018
When an employer suddenly replaces a long-term employee with a younger, inexperienced one without explanation, the older employee may have enough evidence to file an age discrimination lawsuit and get to trial.

It’s all fun and games until joking about injuries leads to an FMLA violation

06/14/2018
While adverse actions such as termination are classic examples of retaliation and dissuasion, other acts may also make the cut. For example, a concerted campaign to make fun of or humiliate someone who takes FMLA leave may also violate the law.

Employee acting as own lawyer? Expect delays

06/14/2018
Unfortunately for employers, pro se litigation can take lots of time (and money) to defend. Judges are often willing to indulge employees who act as their own lawyers by providing detailed instructions on how to revise a complaint that would have been summarily dismissed had it come from an attorney.

Ensure employees know about intermittent leave

06/14/2018
Not every employee who needs FMLA leave has to take a continuous block of time off. They may need short amounts of leave to go to medical appointments, check in for brief hospital treatments or deal with flare-ups of their medical conditions. That’s what FMLA intermittent leave is for.

Even some common injuries can be disabilities

06/14/2018
Under the ADA, each worker’s disability must be considered on an individualized basis. Thus, a condition that might not slow down one person may have a more profound effect on another, warranting a reasonable accommodation.

Training on implicit bias has pluses—and pitfalls to avoid

05/09/2018
Bias plays a part in all discrimination, ranging from race relations to gender and disability stereotypes. Training on implicit or unconscious bias training—if poorly implemented—may backfire, leaving the workplace more divided than it was before.