Joseph DeGiuseppe, Jr.

Representative Matters: Successfully defended managerial employee against the granting of preliminary injunctive relief to prevent her from working for a new employer in a non-competition and trade secrets action commenced by the manager's former employer in the Southern District of New York (2022).; Successfully argued an appeal before the N.Y.S. Appellate Division, Second Department which affirmed the dismissal of a former employee's claims of sexual orientation discrimination and FMLA retaliation against a non-profit corporation (2022).; Successfully defended corporate client before the N.Y.S. Division of Human Rights against claims by independent contractor that he was the victim of unlawful employment discrimination because of his race/color and age (among other protected classifications) in violation of the N.Y.S. Human Rights Law resulting in 'No Probable Cause' finding (2022); Successfully negotiated settlement in FLSA and NYS Labor Law action seeking to recover alleged damages for hourly restaurant employees for alleged unpaid off-the-clock hours worked; unpaid overtime compensation; unpaid misappropriated tips which settlement was approved by the Southern District of New York (2021).; Successfully negotiated settlement in a NYS Labor Law class action seeking to recover customer 'service charges' as alleged gratuities for class consisting of wait staff, waiters, servers, captains, bussers, and bartenders who were employed by both a food service vendor and a temporary staffing agency to provide food and beverage services at catered events (2020).; Represented municipalities including the Village of Pomona in a Section 1983 Religious Discrimination case and the County of Rockland in a Public Employee Relation Board improper practice proceeding and in a United States Department of Labor Fair Labor Standards Act investigation.