Howard Lavin represents employers in all aspects of employment and labor matters. He is well-versed in his clients’ HR needs, with a proven track record of mitigating risk and limiting exposure to potentially costly claims.
Howard‘s risk-management approach has assisted employers in:
- Creating “virtual” human resources departments
- Reviewing and drafting personnel policies and procedures, helping to ensure they are NLRB-compliant
- Conducting investigations regarding sensitive workplace matters
- Drafting and negotiating employment and separation agreements
- Implementing management and supervisor training
He advises clients on a variety of workplace issues and has represented employers on matters including:
- Discipline and discharge matters
- Discrimination claims
- Harassment claims
- Reasonable accommodation requests
- Wage and hour compliance and disputes
- Severance and retention packages
Howard’s experience also includes navigating company downsizings, including federal WARN Act and analogous state law compliance, as well as mergers and acquisitions.
He presents and writes frequently about labor and employment law topics, staying abreast of the latest trends that impact his peers and clients.
Howard’s clients include those from a variety of industries, including:
- Insurance
- Entertainment
- Health care
- Finance
- Manufacturing
- Not-for-profit organizations (outside counsel)
- New York Jockey Injury Compensation Fund
- New York Compensation Insurance Rating Board
- Financial Decisions
- Board Member, American Society of Workers’ Compensation Professionals (AMCOMP)
- City & State, 50 Over 50
- The Best Lawyers in America® (by BL Rankings), 2016-2025
- Super Lawyers, Employment & Labor
- “New year, new rules: A guide for NY employers in 2025”
Crain’s New York Business, December 16, 2024 - “From non-competes to sick leave: Catch up with NY employment law updates”
Crain’s New York Business, June 3, 2024 - Co-author, “2024 Employment Leave Laws in Illinois, New York, California, and Minnesota”
Bender’s Labor & Employment Bulletin, March 2024 - “New York Poised to Prohibit Non-Competes”
June 22, 2023 - “NLRB General Counsel Joins the Fray Over Use of Non-Competes”
June 2, 2023 - “NLRB Continues to Put the Squeeze on Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement Clauses”
March 24, 2023 - “NLRB Limits Non-Disparagement and Non-Disclosure Clauses in Separation Agreements”
February 23, 2023 - “New York State Releases Proposed Changes to Model Sexual Harassment Prevention Policy”
January 30, 2023 - “NY Enacts Law Expanding Worker Rights Posting Requirements”
January 18, 2023 - “FTC Proposes Sweeping Ban on Non-Competes”
January 9, 2023
- “On the Rise Again: Understanding the Impacts of the Labor & Unionization Movements”
General Counsel Conference East, New York, NY, November 18, 2024 - “Implications of Working from Home” Panel Discussion
2022 AMCOMP Fall Meeting, November 3, 2022
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