The Great Reopening - Tax and Employment Law Issues as We Return Back to Work Webcast

For more than 40 years, Charlie, a Partner in the Labor and Employment Practice, has counseled employers, in the New York City metropolitan area and throughout the United States, concerning the law of the workplace. He has represented management in federal and state trial and appellate courts, before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and other federal and state agencies, as well as in arbitrations and mediations. Charlie has also advised companies on labor and employment law issues in mergers, acquisitions, and bankruptcies.

Liz is a partner in the firm’s State & Local Tax Practice and leader of the Accountant Professional Practice. She concentrates her practice on individual and business tax issues with a focus on the state and local tax impacts of complex transactions, whether from an individual or business tax perspective at the planning stage, or in a state tax controversy. Liz assists clients with planning and controversy matters in New York State, New York City, and Connecticut, as well as in multistate matters. She regularly advises clients on state tax allocation and apportionment for individuals and businesses; New York City taxes, including Unincorporated Business Tax, General Corporation tax, and Commercial Rent Tax; Pass-Through Entity Taxes; corporate franchise tax; and residency. She works frequently with clients on state tax controversies involving IRC § 1031 exchanges and other complex tax matters. Liz also assists businesses in managing the state tax implications of remote work, working closely with them to address current and future state tax obligations of a multistate workforce. Liz has extensive experience with audits and appeals in New York State, New York City and Connecticut. She has also successfully guided hundreds of clients through the voluntary disclosure process. Liz is a frequent presenter on a wide range of topics including Pass-Through Entity Taxes; Residency; Multi-State Apportionment; and the State Tax Implications of Remote Work. She is a contributor to the American Bar Association’s Sales and Use Tax Deskbook; the New York Residency and Allocation Audit Handbook; the New York Bar Association Tax Section reports; and has published articles in State Tax Notes, Bloomberg Tax, TaxStringer, and Journal of Accountancy.

Glen represents employers and management in all aspects of labor and employment law, with particular emphasis on employment discrimination, wage and hour litigation, wage and hour collective and class actions, multiple-plaintiff litigation, sexual harassment, employee benefit litigation, non-competition and wrongful discharge litigation, employee-contractor classification, union organizing campaigns, unfair labor practices, collective bargaining and withdrawal liability. Glen's practice includes advice and counsel on a broad range of matters such as discipline and discharge, wage and hour compliance, workplace investigations, governmental audits, drug and alcohol testing, safety and health compliance, handbooks, EEO compliance, plant closings, and negotiation and drafting of critical employment documents. Glen regularly conducts corporate investigations related to claims of discrimination and harassment in the workplace. Although his practice includes investigation of allegations of sex, age, race, disability, religion, gender and other protected class discrimination, Glen's primary focus is the investigation of allegations of sexual harassment and hostile (toxic) work environment. He has conducted investigations for clients in a wide variety of industries, such as manufacturing, construction, healthcare, insurance, public sector, legal services, nonprofit, pharmaceutical and financial services. Consistent with the breadth of his practice, Glen is a frequent lecturer on a wide range of employment and labor topics for various bar associations and employer groups. He has also written on such diverse topics such as the litigation of discrimination claims, interviewing, background checks, wage and hour audits, offer letters and employment agreements, workplace investigations, arbitration of individual employment claims, settlement agreements and lawyers as employers. Since 2000, Glen has authored Labor and Employment Practice Review, a monthly article published by the Albany County Bar Association.

Peter concentrates his practice on management-side labor and employment law and employment tax issues. He represents employers in matters such as wage and hour litigation, including class actions, labor negotiations and arbitrations, employment taxation and worker classification matters, executive compensation and noncompete matters, discrimination and other employment-related litigation and employment-related contracts. He also has substantial experience in advising employers on labor and employment law issues that arise in mergers and acquisitions and reductions in force. Peter practices regularly before federal and state courts and before numerous administrative agencies, including the federal and state departments of labor, tax agencies, the National Labor Relations Board, the New York State Public Employment Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the New York State Division of Human Rights. Peter is the town attorney for the Town of Grand Island, New York. He has also recently served as a member of the Firm's Board of Directors, Compensation Committee, and as the Firm's Diversity Partner. Peter exclusively practices U.S. law and is admitted to practice in New York.

Mona is a member of the firm’s Labor and Employment Practice. She represents management on all aspects of labor and employment law. Prior to joining Hodgson Russ, Mona was an Assistant Corporation Counsel at the New York City Law Department, where she worked on a broad range of employment litigation matters. She has appeared on behalf of numerous New York City agencies in federal and state court, and has represented agencies in cases involving the New York State Division of Human Rights and the New York City Commission on Human Rights.