Rob counsels and represents employers in all types of labor and employment matters, including, issues concerning workplace discrimination, harassment, and retaliation; hiring and termination strategies; employee benefit programs; and wage-and-hour matters.
Rob handles state and federal department of labor audits and investigations and litigates employment-related matters in federal and state courts and before the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the NYS Division of Human Rights. In addition, he counsels clients on a variety of business issues, including employment agreements, restrictive covenants (confidentiality, noncompetition, and nonsolicitation agreements), employee handbooks and related policies, settlement and separation agreements, employee theft and misappropriation of trade secrets, and general compliance with labor and employment laws.
Rob counsels businesses on website accessibility compliance, and he frequently defends clients in lawsuits brought in federal and state courts under the Americans With Disabilities Act and the NYS Human Rights Law. He serves as a go-to resource on website accessibility lawsuits and has been featured as a guest on Barclay Damon Live: The Labor & Employment Podcast and has been interviewed on this topic by several national and local publications. Rob also frequently authors thought leadership pieces on the plaintiffs that bring these matters in state and federal courts.
Rob also represents individuals and businesses in a variety of commercial litigation matters, and he regularly provides counsel to not-for-profit institutions, including health care, higher education, and child care clients, in matters involving regulatory compliance, contract disputes, disciplinary issues, government investigations, and tort actions.
In addition to his practice, Rob serves as the firm's hiring partner.