Lisa Michelle Brauner

n a broad range of employment law matters and provides preventative legal services so employers can minimize their risk of being sued.  Lisa also assists employers if they are audited by the Department of Labor and serves as an independent monitor of compliance with federal laws.

Lisa counsels and advises employers in many aspects of the employment relationship, including avoidance of litigation, reductions-in-force, terminations, wage and hour issues, disability and religious accommodation issues, social media, internal investigations, corporate ethics and compliance with federal, state and local laws.

Lisa conducts trainings on preventing unlawful discrimination and harassment and on compliance with all other employment laws.

Lisa also conducts employment law compliance audits for employers, including on issues of worker misclassification (independent contractor vs. employee; exempt vs. nonexempt from overtime pay laws), and counsels on pay/time records.

Lisa prepares and updates personnel policies and employee handbooks, non-compete/non-solicitation agreements and other employment agreements; and

Lisa conducts investigations of internal complaints of discrimination and harassment and other workplace-related matters, and responds to workplace-related charges filed with governmental agencies like the EEOC, NLRB, NYS Division of Human Rights, and New York City Commission on Human Rights.

Lisa has been selected by her peers as a SuperLawyer in Labor and Employment–NY Metro and a Top Female Attorney in Labor and Employment–NY Metro in SuperLawyer magazine.

Lisa earned the distinction of being recognized as one of “40 Up-and-Comers in Employment Law in 2014” by Lawdragon.

Features

• Employment Contracts
• Harassment Claims
• Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA)
• Union Negotiations
• Wage and Hour Disputes
• Whistleblower Protections
• Workplace Discrimination
• Wrongful Termination

• License
  Licensed in New York
  State: New York
  Acquired: 1995
  Currently Registered
  
  Licensed in New Jersey
  State: New Jersey
  Acquired: 1994
  Active
  
• Honors
  N/A - Am Jur, Trial Advocacy, Professional Ethics, Brooklyn Law School
• Work Experience
  2016 - Present Partner, Head of Employment Law Department, Perlman & Perlman LLP
• Sample of Legal Cases
  Gildea v. BLDG Management, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 93662 (S.D.N.Y.) -
  GRANTING EMPLOYER'S MOTION TO DISMISS THE COMPLAINT
  McDermott v. NY Metro LLC, et al., 664 F.Supp.2d 294 (2009) -
  GRANTING DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS THE CASE
  Middleton v. MCNY, 545 F.Supp.2d 369 (2008) -
  GRANTING EMPLOYER'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT, DISMISSING COMPLAINT
  Polanco, et al. v. 34th Street Partnership -
  GRANTING EMPLOYER'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT, DISMISSING COMPLAINT
  In Re Pascual v. New York State Division of Human Rights, et al. -
  AFFIRMING JUDGMENT FOR EMPLOYER
• Associations
  New York State Bar Association
  American Bar Association
  New York City Bar Association
• Education
  - Brooklyn Law School - JD - Juris Doctor
• Speaking Engagements
  2016 - 5 Legal Pitfalls for Employers & How to Avoid Them - Network Network Forum
  2016 - What Employers Need to Know about the U.S. Department of Labor's Final Overtime Pay Rule - HITEC: Hotel Financial Executives Exchange seminar--by invitation only
  2016 - What Employers Need to Know about the U.S. Department of Labor Final Overtime Pay Regulations - HITEC
  2016 - Annual Employment Law Update for the Hospitality Industry 2016 - HFTP-NYC Education Day
  2016 - The FLSA Overtime Pay Regulations: What They Could Mean for You - FMA Webinar
  2015 - Managing Employees Under Current Laws - SCORE NYC Employment Law Seminar
  2015 - Recent Employment Law Developments Affecting Business and Industry - NYS Society of CPAs and FAE
  2015 - Managing Employees Under Current Law - International Franchise Expo
  2015 - Recent Employment Law Developments Affecting the Hospitality Industry - Hospitality Financial & Technology Professionals--NYC, Annual Education Day May 13th, 2014
  2014 - Employment Law Developments Affecting Business and Industry - New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants
  2014 - New York City's Earned Sick Time Act - BDB Payroll educational series
  2013 - Employment Law Developments Affecting the hospitality industry - New York State Society of CPAs
  2013 - Employment Law Developments Affecting the Hospitality Industry - Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals--NYC Chapter, Annual Education Day
  2012 - Preventing Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation in the Hospitality Workplace - HFTP--NYC Chapter Annual Education Day
  2012 - Trends at the EEOC and What It Means for Employers - Educational seminar
  2012 - Trends at the EEOC and What It Means for Hospitality Employers - Club Managers of New York City Education Day
  2011 - FMLA Leave Abuse: How You Can Curb It - Webinar
  2011 - Employment Law Developments Affecting the Hospitality Industry - New York State Society of CPAs, Foundation for Accounting Education-- Annual Restaurant & Hospitality Breakfast Conference
  2010 - Employment Law Updates for the Hospitality Industry - HFTP--NYC Chapter Annual Education Day
  2008 - Labor Law Updates - HFTP Annual Education Day
  2007 - E-discovery Requirements and Employment Law Developments - HFTP-NYC Chapter Monthly Meeting
  2006 - Retaliation Claims after Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railroad v. White and Its Progeny - The College of Labor and Employment Attorneys Semi-Annual Dinner
  2004 - Mediating Sexual Harassment Claims - New York City Bar Association
  2004 - Using ADR to Resolve Employment Discrimination Claims (Co-Chair) - CityBar Center for CLE
  2003 - Revised Uniform Arbitration Act - New York State Bar Association Annual Meeting
  2003 - Emerging Trends and Ethical Considerations in Workplace ADR Programs (Co-Chair) - City Bar Center for CLE
• Languages
  English - Native / Fluent

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