Susan Ritz

Susan Ritz: Attorney with Ritz Clark & Ben-Asher LLP
Attorney Awards
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
About Attorney Awards

Biography

Order of the Coif; AV (preeminent) rated Martindale Hubbell. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America, 1995-present; New York Super Lawyers - Metro, 2006-present; Bar Register of Pre-Eminent Women Lawyers, 2011 (inaugural year)-present; Fellow, Member, Litigation Counsel of America. Recent Publications and Speaking Engagements: Practising Law Institute: Employment Discrimination Law & Litigation, June 2020, Co-Chair; “Workplace Leave and Accommodation Fundamentals,” Practising Law Institute: Understanding Employment Law, March 2020, Speaker; "Harmonizing the FMLA, ADA and New York Law: When Is An Employee Entitled To A Leave Of Absence And What Rules Apply To Reinstatement?” Practising Law Institute: Understanding Employment Law, March 2020, Speaker; Practising Law Institute: Employment Discrimination Law & Litigation, June 2019, Co-Chair; “Religious Accommodations in the Workplace,” American Bar Association 12th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, November 2018, Speaker; “Cases Relating to Hypothetical Scenarios for Religious Accommodations in the Workplace,” American Bar Association 12th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, November 2018, Author; “An Overview of Best Practices for Investigating, Preventing and Addressing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace,” Sexual Harassment & the Law, A Call to Action for Lawyers in the Era of #MeToo, June 2018, Speaker; “Issues in Internal Investigations,” co-authored with Jonathan Ben-Asher, Sexual Harassment & the Law, A Call to Action for Lawyers in the Era of #MeToo, June 2018, Author; Practising Law Institute: Employment Discrimination Law & Litigation, June 2018, Co-Chair; “Leaves of Absence & Reasonable Accommodations,” The 4th Annual Employment Law Institute, New York City Bar Association, March 2018, Speaker; Artificial Intelligence, Robots and What this Means for the American Work Force, Semi-Annual Dinner Meeting of the Second Circuit of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, November 2017, Panelist; “New Protections For Whistleblowers At Non-Profits,” Practising Law Institute: Employment Discrimination Law & Litigation, June 2017, Author; "Ethical Considerations – Knotty Issues in Employment Discrimination Cases,” Practising Law Institute: Employment Discrimination Law & Litigation, June 2017, Speake
See more ›

Areas of Practice (36)

  • Age Discrimination in Employment
  • Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Covenants Not To Compete
  • Disability Discrimination
  • Employee Discipline
  • Employee Rights
  • Employer Liability
  • Employment Arbitration
  • Employment at Will
  • Employment Breach of Contract
  • Employment Civil Rights
  • Employment Claims
  • Employment Contracts
  • Employment Disability Discrimination
  • Employment Discrimination
  • Employment Law
  • Employment Litigation
  • Employment Mediation
  • Employment Rights
  • Employment Termination
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Law
  • Executive Employment Law
  • Executive Severance Contracts
  • Executive Transfers
  • Fair Employment Practices
  • Family and Medical Leave Act
  • Federal Employment Law
  • Harassment
  • Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation Agreements
  • Personnel Policies
  • Personnel Training
  • Retaliatory Discharge
  • Restrictive Covenants
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Title VII Discrimination
  • Wrongful Termination
See more ›

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Brown University, B.A., with Honors
Law School Attended:
New York University, J.D., cum laude
Year of First Admission:
1984
Admission:
1984, New York; 1985, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1985, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court
Memberships:
New York City Bar Association; New York State Bar Association; National Employment Lawyers Association/NY.
Reported Cases:
Geller v. Branic Int'l Realty Corp., 212 F.3d 734 (2d Cir. 2000); Ciaramella v. Reader's Digest Association, 131 F.3d 320 (2d Cir. 1997); Barr v. BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc., 62 A.D.3d 820 (2d Dept. 2009); Shane v. Tokai Bank, 1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16000 (S.D.N.Y. October 15, 1997); Wright v. Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker, 1996 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11287, 71 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 902 (S.D.N.Y. August 7, 1996); Steadman v. Sinclair, 1996 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6619 (S.D.N.Y. May 13, 1996); Irizarry v. 120 West 70th Owners Corp., 1986 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 22849 (S.D.N.Y. July 14, 1986).
ISLN:
900447455

Peer Reviews

5.0/5.0
Peer reviews submitted prior to 2008 are not displayed.
Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent Rating Badge
Peer reviews submitted prior to 2008 are not displayed.

Client Reviews Write a Review

Location

Contact Susan Ritz

Contact Information:

917-997-7742  Phone

212-321-7078  Fax

www.rcbalaw.com/attorneys-and-staff/susan-ritz

www.rcbalaw.com

Required Fields

Required Fields

Clear All Fields

By clicking on the "Submit" button, you agree to the Terms of Use, Supplemental Terms and Privacy Policy. You also consent to be contacted at the phone number you provided, including by autodials, text messages and/or pre-recorded calls, from Martindale and its affiliates and from or on behalf of attorneys you request or contact through this site. Consent is not a condition of purchase.

You should not send any sensitive or confidential information through this site. Emails sent through this site do not create an attorney-client relationship and may not be treated as privileged or confidential. The lawyer or law firm you are contacting is not required to, and may choose not to, accept you as a client. The Internet is not necessarily secure and emails sent though this site could be intercepted or read by third parties.