Tracey I Levy

Levy Employment Law, LLC helps businesses and individuals identify and resolve workplace issues before they result in litigation. With more than 20 years of legal experience, both in private practice and working in-house, I provide straightforward legal advice on sensitive subjects, such as: tardiness, poor performance and employee misconduct; disability/pregnancy accommodations; managing leaves of absence; classification of workers under the labor laws; and workplace restructurings. I develop and deliver training on harassment, discrimination and retaliation prevention, managing leaves of absence and accommodations, effective performance management, and related subjects for groups and individuals. Also I regularly conduct workplace investigations in response to employee complaints.

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Yale Law School

LL.M. | Labor and Employment Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution

Honors: Recipient, Connecticut Bar Association Labor and Employment Section Award for Excellence

Albany Law School

J.D.

Honors: summa cum laude, Trustees’ Second Prize, William McKinley Scholar, Trustees’ Scholar, Justinian Society, SCRIBES Award

Activities: Albany Law Review, Senior Prize Trials Competition, Phi Alpha Delta

Union College

B.A. | Political Science

Honors: magna cum laude, Stanley R. Becker Scholar, Department Honors, Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Sigma Alpha

Adjunct Instructor

Cornell University ILR Outreach Division

2015 - Current

Founding Member

Levy Employment Law, LLC

2013 - Current

Guide managers, HR professionals and in-house counsel through the full employee life-cycle, providing practical advice on all workplace-related issues. Create, review and revise employee handbooks and other employment documentation; build supporting systems of templates, forms, and process flows with staff training for successful implementation. Counsel HR professionals and line managers on managing employee issues, including performance concerns, misconduct, absenteeism, leaves of absence and accommodations. Advise on reductions-in-force and other workplace restructurings. Lead workplace investigations of employee concerns and recommend responsive action. Create and lead training related to appropriate workplace conduct, compliance with US employment laws and effective performance management. Defend employers in response to charges filed with the EEOC and corollary state and local administrative agencies.

Director, Employee Relations Specialist

UBS AG

2008 - 2013

Served as HR Policies Lead for the Americas, advising on policy interpretation and employment law obligations for 20,000-employee organization, leading strategic planning and rollout of new HR policies and processes, and developing/delivering training to achieve adoption. Lead workplace investigations in response to employee concerns and recommended remedial actions as appropriate. Created and lead in-person and virtual classroom training for managers, employees, and HR professionals on matters related to appropriate workplace conduct, compliance with US employment laws and effective performance management. Counseled managers and HR professionals on a daily basis regarding performance management, leave administration, workplace accommodations and resolution of workplace disputes; advised on individual selections and implementation of reductions-in-force and outsourcing initiatives.

Associate

Proskauer Rose LLP

1996 - 2008

Counseled clients in broad range of industries on various employment law matters such as performance management, policy and manual development, workplace investigations, contracts, and reductions-in-force. Served as department lead for HR policies and employee/manager training program development; created/enhanced training programs for preventing harassment and discrimination and developed WeComply online training content. Defended legal claims in court and before administrative agencies; managed federal/state litigation and administrative proceedings regarding claims of unlawful harassment, discrimination and/or retaliation, and breach of contract and tort. Represented management in arbitration, negotiations, and proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

Senior Court Attorney

NYS Court of Appeals

1994 - 1996

Recommended disposition of motions for leave to appeal and sua sponte inquiries and assisted with pending cases; covered full scope of New York civil litigation.

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New York State Bar Association

Member

Current

Society for Human Resource Management

Member

Current

Westchester Human Resource Management Association

Member

Current

American Bar Association

Member

Current

New York City Bar Association

Member

Current

Connecticut

State of Connecticut Judicial Branch

ID Number: 410526

Since 1994

New York

New York State Office of Court Administration

ID Number: 2660645

Since 1995