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Jackson Lewis P.C.
58 S Service Rd. , Ste. 410
Melville , NY 11747

Paul Siegel

Partner


Mr. Siegel writes on employment practices for IRMI.com.

An employment law and litigation partner of Jackson Lewis LLP, Mr. Siegel has represented management in employment discrimination, affirmative action, and labor matters since 1976. He regularly appears before federal and state agencies and courts in various equal employment, wage-hour, and labor law matters. In April 1991, Mr. Siegel argued a landmark age discrimination case before the US Supreme Court.

Mr. Siegel was selected as one of Long Island's 10 top employment lawyers in a 2003–2004 survey of his peers. He frequently addresses supervisors and managers to assist them in developing the skills needed to manage effectively in today's challenging legal environment. He has been a guest on national and local television and radio and has presented seminars and written articles concerning affirmative action, discrimination, and labor law matters across the country.

In the insurance industry, Mr. Siegel is a member of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) and has been a featured speaker at PLUS, National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices, Professional Insurance Agents, Professional Insurance Wholesalers Association, and RIMS conferences. He has lectured about employment issues to meetings of the New York and Kentucky Bar Associations, the 1998 Conference of Justices of the Courts of the State of New York, and many other industry and related groups.

Mr. Siegel graduated magna cum laude from the State University of New York at Buffalo (Phi Beta Kappa) in 1973 and received his juris doctorate degree with honors from Emory University School of Law in 1976. He joined Jackson Lewis in 1979 and has been a principal since 1985. In 1981, he started the firm's affirmative action and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program practice and coordinated its wage-and-hour practice for many years. He has defended employers through trial in state and federal courts in single-plaintiff and class-action matters.


Articles

Employment Practices

States Move Swiftly To Protect Employees' Social Media Rights

May 01, 2012 | Paul Siegel

Employment Practices

Supreme Court Broadens Title VII Associational Retaliation Claims

March 01, 2011 | Paul Siegel

Employment Practices

Supreme Court: Public Employer Search Not Unreasonable under Fourth Amendment

August 01, 2010 | Paul Siegel, Noel P Tripp

Employment Practices

Second Circuit Applies New Supreme Court Standard for Retaliation Claims

May 01, 2010 | Paul Siegel

Employment Practices

New EEOC Guidance on Waivers of Discrimination Claims

August 01, 2009 | Paul Siegel

Employment Practices

Do Employee Layoffs Equal Litigation?

April 01, 2009 | Paul Siegel

Employment Practices

Should Employers "Google" Applicants?

February 01, 2009 | Paul Siegel

Employment Practices

Eleventh Circuit Court Requires Comparables "Similarly Situated in All Respects"

December 01, 2008 | Paul Siegel

Employment Practices

Downsizing Risk Management: RFOA as an Affirmative Defense

August 01, 2008 | Paul Siegel

Employment Practices

"Associational" Discrimination Claims a Growing Concern for Employers

May 01, 2008 | Paul Siegel

Employment Practices

New York Steps Up Employment Compliance Oversight

February 01, 2008 | Paul Siegel

Employment Practices

How Companies Are Bracing for EEOC Class Action Initiative Goals

February 01, 2007 | Paul Siegel

Employment Practices

Supreme Court Loosens Standard in Retaliation Lawsuits

July 01, 2006 | Paul Siegel

Employment Practices

Supreme Court Allows Age Discrimination Claims Based on Disparate Impact

April 01, 2005 | Paul Siegel

Employment Practices

New Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Proposed

May 01, 2004 | Paul Siegel

Employment Practices

Time To Reevaluate Employee Bonus and Incentive Plans?

April 01, 2004 | Paul Siegel

Employment Practices

The Dangers of "Post-Injury" Drug and Alcohol Testing

February 01, 2003 | Paul Siegel

Employment Practices

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002: Expanded Whistleblower Protection

November 01, 2002 | Paul Siegel

Employment Practices

Managing RIFs during Tough Economic Times

October 01, 2002 | Paul Siegel

Employment Practices

Supreme Court Clarifies EEOC's Role in Arbitration Disputes

February 01, 2002 | Paul Siegel

Employment Practices

Military Leave Rights: Obligations for Employers

December 01, 2001 | Paul Siegel

Employment Practices

The New OSHA Ergonomics Program Standard

January 01, 2001 | Paul Siegel

Employment Practices

Top 10 Best Employment Practices for the New New Economy

December 01, 2000 | Paul Siegel