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Tracey I Levy

Levy Employment Law, LLC
  • Employment Law
  • Connecticut, New York
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Levy Employment Law, LLC helps businesses and individuals identify and resolve workplace issues before they result in litigation. With more than 20 years of legal experience, both in private practice and working in-house, I provide straightforward legal advice on sensitive subjects, such as: tardiness, poor performance and employee misconduct; disability/pregnancy accommodations; managing leaves of absence; classification of workers under the labor laws; and workplace restructurings. I develop and deliver training on harassment, discrimination and retaliation prevention, managing leaves of absence and accommodations, effective performance management, and related subjects for groups and individuals. Also I regularly conduct workplace investigations in response to employee complaints.

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Practice Area
Employment Law
Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Connecticut
State of Connecticut Judicial Branch
ID Number: 410526
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New York
New York State Office of Court Administration
ID Number: 2660645
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Professional Experience
Adjunct Instructor
Cornell University ILR Outreach Division
- Current
Founding Member
Levy Employment Law, LLC
- Current
Guide managers, HR professionals and in-house counsel through the full employee life-cycle, providing practical advice on all workplace-related issues. Create, review and revise employee handbooks and other employment documentation; build supporting systems of templates, forms, and process flows with staff training for successful implementation. Counsel HR professionals and line managers on managing employee issues, including performance concerns, misconduct, absenteeism, leaves of absence and accommodations. Advise on reductions-in-force and other workplace restructurings. Lead workplace investigations of employee concerns and recommend responsive action. Create and lead training related to appropriate workplace conduct, compliance with US employment laws and effective performance management. Defend employers in response to charges filed with the EEOC and corollary state and local administrative agencies.
Director, Employee Relations Specialist
UBS AG
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Served as HR Policies Lead for the Americas, advising on policy interpretation and employment law obligations for 20,000-employee organization, leading strategic planning and rollout of new HR policies and processes, and developing/delivering training to achieve adoption. Lead workplace investigations in response to employee concerns and recommended remedial actions as appropriate. Created and lead in-person and virtual classroom training for managers, employees, and HR professionals on matters related to appropriate workplace conduct, compliance with US employment laws and effective performance management. Counseled managers and HR professionals on a daily basis regarding performance management, leave administration, workplace accommodations and resolution of workplace disputes; advised on individual selections and implementation of reductions-in-force and outsourcing initiatives.
Associate
Proskauer Rose LLP
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Counseled clients in broad range of industries on various employment law matters such as performance management, policy and manual development, workplace investigations, contracts, and reductions-in-force. Served as department lead for HR policies and employee/manager training program development; created/enhanced training programs for preventing harassment and discrimination and developed WeComply online training content. Defended legal claims in court and before administrative agencies; managed federal/state litigation and administrative proceedings regarding claims of unlawful harassment, discrimination and/or retaliation, and breach of contract and tort. Represented management in arbitration, negotiations, and proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
Senior Court Attorney
NYS Court of Appeals
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Recommended disposition of motions for leave to appeal and sua sponte inquiries and assisted with pending cases; covered full scope of New York civil litigation.
Education
Yale Law School
LL.M. | Labor and Employment Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Honors: Recipient, Connecticut Bar Association Labor and Employment Section Award for Excellence
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Albany Law School
J.D.
Honors: summa cum laude, Trustees’ Second Prize, William McKinley Scholar, Trustees’ Scholar, Justinian Society, SCRIBES Award
Activities: Albany Law Review, Senior Prize Trials Competition, Phi Alpha Delta
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Union College
B.A. | Political Science
Honors: magna cum laude, Stanley R. Becker Scholar, Department Honors, Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Sigma Alpha
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Professional Associations
New York State Bar Association
Member
Current
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Society for Human Resource Management
Member
Current
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Westchester Human Resource Management Association
Member
Current
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American Bar Association
Member
Current
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New York City Bar Association
Member
Current
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Westchester County Bar Association
Member
Current
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Publications
Articles & Publications
Takeaways, Spring 2020
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Reconciling Paid Sick Leave Laws
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Takeaways, Winter 2013
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Takeaways, Fall 2013
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Legal Clinic, Human Resources Executive Online
LRP Publications
Websites & Blogs
Website
Levy Employment Law, LLC
Blog
Levy Employment Law
Contact & Map
411 Theodore Fremd Avenue
Suite 206 South
Rye, NY 10580
Telephone: (914) 338-8023
Fax: (914) 637-1909