Benay Josselson
FOUNDING PARTNER
Benay L. Josselson is the founder of Josselson Law PLLC, where she works closely with start-ups, small and mid-size businesses and individuals on legal and employee relations matters. Ms. Josselson provides practical, realistic advice during every stage of the employment relationship to clients in a wide array of industries, including financial services, health care and not-for-profits.
Ms. Josselson routinely advises managers, human resources professionals and in-house counsel in matters related to employment policies and practices, hiring and termination decisions, employee disciplinary issues, compensation matters, leaves of absence, restrictive covenants, reductions in force and state and federal WARN compliance, independent contractor issues, and post-employment obligations, among other issues. She regularly drafts and negotiates employment agreements, separation agreements, confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements, restrictive covenants, and consulting agreements on behalf of businesses and executives.
Ms. Josselson develops and implements employee handbooks and policies in compliance with federal, state and local employment laws, and consistent with human resources best practices. She also conducts trainings for businesses on workplace issues such as discrimination, appropriate workplace conduct, interviewing techniques and performance management. She audits personnel files and FLSA exemptions to ensure businesses’ compliance with federal and state law, and represents executives in connection with transactional matters. She conducts workplace investigations into internal employee complaints.
Prior to founding Josselson Law PLLC, Benay worked for twelve years as an employment attorney in the Litigation group at Seward & Kissel LLP. Ms. Josselson represented financial services firms, not-for-profits and shipping companies in employment, contract, partnership, and general commercial disputes in federal and state courts and in arbitration, as well as before administrative agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the New York State Division of Human Rights. She also counseled these clients on a wide variety of employment matters and issues relating to compliance with trade sanctions.
Ms. Josselson earned her Juris Doctor from Fordham University’s School of Law, where she graduated summa cum laude, and she received a BA in Political Science from George Washington University.
Ms. Josselson is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey.
Benay L. Josselson
Tel: (845) 553-9922
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SERVICE AREAS
Josselson Law PLLC provides a variety of employment law and human resources services for startups, small- to mid-sized companies and executives. We can respond to the employment law and human resources needs that you do not have the time, expertise or resources to address effectively.
Choose from one or more of our services, which are customized based on your short and long-term needs, and can be delivered in a variety of ways.
Employment Law Advice & Counseling.
On any given day, a number of complex workplace situations arise relating to hiring employees, effectively managing employee performance, making and implementing termination decisions, and countless others. We can help you navigate these issues by developing realistic strategies allowing you to further your business needs while adhering to best practices.
Reductions-in-Force.
As your business evolves, you will routinely re-evaluate how best to organize your personnel to maximize productivity in a cost-effective manner. We have significant experience strategizing, preparing for and executing restructuring and reductions-in-force. We will collaborate with you on your business goals and objectives, help you develop selection criteria, analyze the discriminatory impact of different selections, prepare the relevant documentation for implementing the reduction or restructuring, and prepare you for meeting with affected employees.
Workplace Audits
No one wants to be at the wrong end of a governmental audit. We will prepare you for your communications and/or visits with the auditor(s), review what records should be provided to the government, and work on any written responses that become necessary. Most importantly, we will be available to answer your questions in real time, and recommend and help you implement revised employment practices to the extent they are necessary.
Contracts, Policies and Employee Handbooks
The importance of complying with city, state and federal law, and the value of consistent employment documentation cannot be emphasized enough. Effective policies, procedures, forms and record-keeping systems are essential components of protecting your business. We work with you to ensure you have the necessary policies and procedures in place to comply with applicable law and minimize risk, and develop appropriate forms for you to use when hiring, managing and separating employees.
Trainings
We provide interactive and interesting trainings on a wide variety of human resources topics such as harassment and non-discrimination, HR compliance, interviewing do's and don'ts, one-on-one sensitivity and employee coaching. We customize each training to suit your needs and the particular employee audience to maximize the number of people leaving the training with a clear understanding of the topic.
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Josselson Law PLLC is a New York-based employment law and human resources consulting firm which specializes in providing legal advice, consulting, and training on all aspects and phases of the employment relationship, with a focus on start-ups, small and mid-size businesses.
The workplace is constantly evolving, due in large part to technological advances and an increase in companies embracing flexible or alternative work arrangements. It is daunting for all businesses, particularly new or growing ones, to stay abreast of the growing landscape of federal, state and local employment laws that have evolved as a result. We also understand that many of these businesses put human resources and employment compliance at the bottom of their punch list. Fast forward a few years, and these businesses are thriving, but also navigating workplace disputes that could have been avoided. We work with our clients to change this dynamic. When we partner with you, we take the time to learn your business and culture so that together we can develop and implement workforce management policies, practices and strategies that are user-friendly and specific to your needs. We provide you with practical and tailored advice on proactively managing the work environment and responding to challenging and risky employment situations so that you can concentrate on your business, and not the threat of litigation.