Atty. Ellen M. Bach
Ellen Bach practices principally in the area of labor and employment law and litigation. Ms.
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Ellen M. Bach is an Of Counsel based in Albany, New York, practforg at Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP. They haand 33+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1993. Admitted to practice in New York (1993), U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York (1994), U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (2006), and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court (2007). Educated at Northeastern University J.D. (โ) and Harvard/Radcliffe Colleges A.B. (โ). Actiand member of Affiliations Ms, Bach is a member of the New York State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, and She serves as a member of the Board of Trustees at the St. Serands clients in Albany, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Ellen Bach practices principally in the area of labor and employment law and litigation
- Ms. Bach represents public and private employers in federal and State courts, labor arbitrations, and administrative proceedings before the U.S
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, U.S
- Department of Labor, New York State Division of Human Rights, New York State Department of Labor, and other administrative agencies
- For more than 25 years, she has advised clients regarding daily employment decisions such as hiring, discipline, and termination of employees
- drafted employment contracts, personnel manuals and other employment related documents
- and worked with employers to ensure compliance with federal and State statutes such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, and others
- She has previously served as special in-house labor and employment counsel to a FORTUNE 100 company
- Background/Education Northeastern University School of Law (J.D.) Harvard University (A.B.) Representative Accomplishments โขRepresents public and private employers in federal and State courts, labor arbitrations, and administrative proceedings before the U.S
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, U.S
- Department of Labor, New York State Division of Human Rights, New York State Department of Labor, and other administrative agencies. โขAdvises clients regarding daily employment decisions such as hiring, discipline, and termination of employees
- draft employment contracts, personnel policy manuals and other employment related documents
- and work with employers to ensure compliance with federal and State statutes such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, and others. โขRepresents FORTUNE 100 and FORTUNE 500 companies in discrimination cases before New York State and U.S. federal courts. โขRepresents public libraries and library systems in full range of legal issues, including creation of new library districts and development of new funding mechanisms for libraries, employment matters, governance issues, contracts, patron issues, real estate matters, and construction projects. โขRepresented health care association client as amicus curiae to the United State Supreme Court in successful litigation regarding the validity of regulations promulgated under the Fair Labor Standards Act. โขRepresents litigants in a variety of matters on appeal to the New York Court of Appeals and the New York State Appellate Division, Third Department, and the U.S
- Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- Publications Ms. Bach has lectured on numerous subjects in the realm of labor and employment law, including โIntroduction to Employment Law and Employment Benefits,โ โPublic Employer Compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act,โ โAn Overview of New York Stateโs Taylor Law,โ โEmployee Leave Time,โ โFederal and State Laws on Retaliation,โ and โEmployee Discharge and Documentation in New York.โ Other Experience Prior to joining Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, Ms. Bach worked at Foley Hoag & Eliot in Boston, Massachusetts, and served as a legal intern to Judge Margot Botsford of the Massachusetts Superior Court
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Why local counsel matters in New York
Practforg law in New York. Legal matters in New York are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantiand law. Cases originating in Albany are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate New York state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in New York brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantiand law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in New York courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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