Perspectiva General

John Bauer has more than 35 years of experience representing and advising employers in all aspects of labor and employment law. His practice includes:

  • Wage and hour compliance and litigation
  • Employment discrimination and harassment issues
  • Labor relations, collective bargaining and other union/management issues
  • Wrongful termination
  • Personnel policy review and development
  • Employee discharge and discipline
  • Employment contracts
  • Restrictive covenants and trade secrets
  • Labor and employment issues related to mergers, sales and acquisitions of businesses

John also has an active litigation practice, representing clients before state and federal courts and administrative agencies, as well as in arbitration proceedings.

Additionally, he regularly speaks to business groups on labor and employment law topics.

In law school, John was articles editor of the Albany Law Review.

Áreas de Enfoque

Wage and HourLabor Management RelationsDiscrimination and HarassmentUnfair Competition and Trade SecretsContractors, Staffing and Contingent Workers

Afiliaciones Profesionales y Comunitarias

Member, Board of Directors

HIA-LI

Member, Advisory Board

Island Harvest

Member

American Bar Association

Member

New York State Bar Association

Reconocimiento

Named, The Best Lawyers in America®

2014-2024

Named, Lawyer of the Year, Litigation - Labor and Employment

Long Island

The Best Lawyers in America©

2018 and 2019

Named, Top Lawyers of Long Island

Long Island Herald Newspaper

Named, Top Labor and Employment Lawyers on Long Island

Long Island Business News

News, Analysis & Press

Best Lawyers in America© 2022 Edition Honors More Than 240 Littler Lawyers

August 19, 2021

Littler’s William Ng Named President-Elect of the Asian American Bar Association of New York

February 25, 2021

Best Lawyers in America© 2021 Edition Honors More Than 250 Littler Lawyers

August 20, 2020

Best Lawyers in America© 2020 Edition Honors More Than 200 Littler Lawyers; 14 Named Lawyer of the Year

August 15, 2019

ABA Young Lawyers Division Names Littler's William H. Ng Among 2019 Top 40 Young Lawyers

June 28, 2019

Shareholder Ellen Storch Joins Littler in Long Island

January 17, 2019

Suffolk County Set to Become the Fourth New York Jurisdiction to Ban Salary History Inquiries

ASAP

December 10, 2018

Best Lawyers in America© 2019 Edition Honors More Than 200 Littler Lawyers

August 15, 2018

Speaking Engagements

Recent Developments in Labor and Employment Law

HIA-LI HR Committee

June 13, 2024

Recent Developments in Labor and Employment Law in New York

HIA-LI HR Committee

June 29, 2023

2023 Tri-State Regional Employer Conference

New York, NY

June 20, 2023

It’s Not Just About COVID! Changes in New York Employment Law

HIA-LI Human Resources Committee

June 9, 2022

New York Marijuana Legalization: What Employers Need to Know

HIA-LI Human Resources Committee

June 17, 2021

New York State Paid Sick Leave Law and Suffolk County’s “Ban-the-Box” Ordinance

Client Presentation

June 11, 2020

Top 10 Employment Law Tips for a Successful 2019

Melville, NY

March 19, 2019

Preventing Workplace Harassment in the Age of #MeToo

HIA-LI Human Resources Committee, Hauppauge, NY

June 14, 2018

Educación

  • J.D., Albany Law School, 1986
  • B.A., State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1982With Honors

Admisión de la barra

New York

Cortes

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York