Gregory Slotnick
Senior Associate
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Phone: +1 212 471 1856
- Duane Morris LLP
22 Vanderbilt
335 Madison Avenue, 23rd Floor
New York, NY 10017-4669
USA
Gregory S. Slotnick practices in the area of labor and employment law, representing management and businesses across a wide spectrum of employment litigation in federal court, New York State court, the American Arbitration Association, and administrative agencies. He advises companies on compliance with federal, state, and local laws, including anti-discrimination and wage-and-hour policies as well as internal company reporting and investigation procedures. Mr. Slotnick provides strategic counseling to national businesses to prevent and defend against various claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), such as website accessibility compliance and public accommodation matters, as well as claims brought pursuant to a myriad of federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.
Mr. Slotnick is a member of the Duane Morris Class Action Defense group and litigates nationwide class and collective action lawsuits in federal and state courts. He also presents employment anti-discrimination and harassment prevention training programs to employer workforces. Mr. Slotnick regularly tracks new employment laws and regulations to advise and assist clients with compliance, analyses and prepares restrictive covenants, and condenses complex court and labor board decisions into practical and strategic guidance for businesses.
Mr. Slotnick is a 2016 graduate of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where he was staff editor of the Cardozo Journal of Law and Gender, and a graduate of the State University of New York, College at Geneseo.
Admissions
- New York
- New Jersey
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
Education
- Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, J.D., 2016
- Staff Editor, Cardozo Journal of Law and Gender - State University of New York, College at Geneseo, B.A., 2012
Experience
- Duane Morris LLP
- Senior Associate, 2025-present
- Associate, 2022-2024 - Jackson Lewis P.C.
- Associate, 2020-2022 - Pechman Law Group PLLC
- Associate, 2016-2020
Professional Activities
- New York City Bar Association
- Sports Law Committee, 2019-present
Selected Publications
- Co-author, “New York Federal Court Again Denies Settlement Approval Request To Wind Down Half Century-Old Race Discrimination Suit,” Duane Morris Class Action Defense Blog, November 11, 2024
- Co-author, "IT Firm Found Liable for Intentional Discrimination Against a Class of Terminated Non-Indian and Non-South Asian Employees," Duane Morris Alert, October 25, 2024
- Co-author, “New York Federal Court Grants Class Certification To FDNY Emergency Medical Services First Responders In Pay Discrimination Suit Against New York City,” Duane Morris Class Action Defense Blog, September 26, 2024
- Co-author, “New Jersey Supreme Court Finds Standalone Class Action Waivers In Consumer Contracts Are Not Per Se Unlawful,” Duane Morris Class Action Defense Blog, July 12, 2024
- Co-author, “New York Federal Court Recommends Class Certification In Tax Preparer Wage & Hour Lawsuit” Duane Morris Class Action Defense Blog, July 1, 2024
- Co-author, “Class Action Issues In 2024 – Report From The Beard Group Class Action Conference In New York City,” Duane Morris Class Action Defense Blog, May 6, 2024
- Co-author, "New York Employees Will Soon Receive Pay for Breast Milk Expression Time and Prenatal Care Leave," Duane Morris Alert, April 29, 2024
- Co-author, “New York Federal Court Grants Motion To Compel Arbitration Of Putative Class Action Unpaid Overtime Claims Based On Employee Handbook,” Duane Morris Class Action Defense Blog, March 8, 2024
- Co-author, "It's No Competition: New York City Legislature Proposes Sweeping Non-Compete Bills," Duane Morris Alert, March 8, 2024
- Co-author, “Investment Advisory Business And Executive Ordered By New York Federal Court To Pay Agreed-Upon Settlement Amount, Plus Interest After Ignoring Court Deadlines,” Duane Morris Class Action Defense Blog, March 5, 2024
- Co-author, “New York State Court Refuses To Dismiss Claims Alleging The NYDOL Closed Unpaid Wage Investigations Due To Improper Agency Rulemaking,” Duane Morris Class Action Defense Blog, February 2, 2024
- Co-author, "New York Frequency of Payment Claims Take Major Hit in Win for Employers," Duane Morris Alert, January 25, 2024
- Co-author, "New Year, New York: What You Need to Know to Stay Compliant with Employment Laws in 2024," Duane Morris Alert, January 3, 2024
- Co-author, “New York Federal Court Denies Class Certification Due To Rule 23(a)(4) Adequacy Requirement Based On Employer’s Strong Defense To Plaintiff’s Individual Claims,” Duane Morris Class Action Defense Blog, November 14, 2023
- Co-author, "NLRB Significantly Broadens Joint-Employer Standard, Increasing Risk for Staffing Agencies, Franchisees and Other Entities," Duane Morris Alert, October 30, 2023
- Co-author, “New York Federal Court Rules That One Long-Tenured Employee’s Testimony Is Sufficient To Support Granting Of Conditional Certification Of An FLSA Collective Action,” Duane Morris Class Action Defense Blog, September 28, 2023
- Co-author, “New York Federal Court Approves Unique Wage Case Settlement Structure Providing Plaintiff-Employee A Discounted Purchase Price For Employer’s Entire Business,” Duane Morris Class Action Defense Blog, September 19, 2023
Co-author, "Employers, Stay Tuned: Department of Justice's New Proposed Rule Will Establish Online Accessibility Standards for People with Disabilities," Duane Morris Alert, August 2, 2023
- Co-author, “New York Federal Court Finds Employer’s Unlawful Written Policy Provides A Basis For Conditional Certification,” Duane Morris Class Action Defense Blog, June 15, 2023
- Co-author, "Enforcement of NYC's Artificial Intelligence Bias Law for Automated Employment Decision Tools Begins July 5," Duane Morris Alert, June 12, 2023
- Co-author, “Federal Court Bars Job Applicant and Employee Lawsuits For Recreational Marijuana-Based Adverse Action in New Jersey, But Calls For Legislative Action,” Duane Morris Class Action Defense Blog, May 31, 2023
- Co-author, “New York Federal Court Denies Class Certification In FDNY Employment Discrimination Case,” Duane Morris Class Action Defense Blog, April 14, 2023
- Co-author, "NLRB Upends Severance Agreement Rules Employers Routinely Live By," Duane Morris Alert, February 27, 2023
- Co-author, “New York Employers Cannot Afford to Drop the Ball This New Year,” Duane Morris Alert, January 4, 2023
- Co-author, "Salary Transparency Laws in Effect in New York City and Other State Localities; Statewide Compensation Disclosure Bill Awaits Governor's Signature," Duane Morris Alert, November 7, 2022
Selected Speaking Engagements
- Speaker, “New York Developments in Workplace Law and Practice Seminar,” Duane Morris LLP, New York City, June 12, 2025
- Speaker, "Developments in Workplace Law and Practice: Current Trends in Employment, Labor, Benefits, and Immigration and Their Impact on Your Business," Duane Morris LLP, New York City, May 8, 2024
- Attorneys’ Panel on Antisemitism in the Workplace. Eric B. Meyer (FisherBroyles LLP), Amy Epstein Gluck (FisherBroyles LLP), Jonathan A. Segal (Duane Morris LLP) and Gregory Slotnick (Duane Morris LLP) discuss antisemitism and the ways to address it at work. November 10, 2023.