Randy S. Gidseg

Randy S. Gidseg has extensive experience representing management in a wide range of employment litigation, including:

• Wage and hour class actions
• Harassment claims
• Discrimination cases
• Retaliation suits
• Contract, trade secret and restrictive covenant matters

He appears in federal and state courts in New York and New Jersey and before administrative agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, and the New York State Division of Human Rights and has specific knowledge of:

• Title VII
• The Americans with Disabilities Act
• The Age Discrimination in Employment Act
• The Older Workers Benefit Protection Act
• The Fair Labor Standards Act
• The Family and Medical Leave Act
• The New York State and City Human Rights Law
• New York Labor Laws

Randy also manages wage and hour concerns, leaves of absence and workplace accommodations, diversity and equal employment opportunity issues; handles union organizing issues and negotiates collective bargaining agreements; prepares employment agreements, releases, restrictive covenants and handbooks; and handles reductions-in-force, hiring and discharge issues.

Additionally, Randy regularly counsels employers in a variety of industries on labor and employment law matters, including compliance with federal, state, and local statutes. He also provides training to managers, human resources and legal professionals on all aspects of labor and employment law, such as:

• Workplace harassment
• Discrimination prevention
• Employee discipline and discharge
• Leaves of absence and workplace accommodations
• Union organizing
• Equal employment opportunity

Randy has been quoted in numerous media outlets and has written extensively on topics such as employee misclassification and developments under:

• The New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
• The New York City Human Rights Law
• The Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• The Older Workers Benefit Protection Act

He works with many Fortune 500 companies, as well as small businesses, including:

• Banks
• Mortgage companies
• Brokerage and investment firms
• Insurers
• Retailers
• Restaurants
• Hotels
• Hospitals
• Schools and universities
• Publishers
• Property managers
• Executive search firms

Previously, Randy worked as a partner and as an associate at other firms.