Allison Martin
Senior Counsel
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Allison Martin is a senior counsel in the Labor & Employment Law Department. Allison represents employers in a wide range of employment litigation matters, including employment discrimination and harassment lawsuits arising under Title VII and similar state and local statutes, retaliation claims, and wage-and-hour claims. She represents employers in federal and state courts, arbitration tribunals, and before the EEOC and the New York City Commission on Human Rights. Allison has extensive experience litigating both single plaintiff and class action lawsuits.
Allison also counsels clients on a broad range of employment law matters, including investigations, employment policies and procedures, and employee terminations and discipline. She also has experience conducting high-profile internal investigations on behalf of employers.
Allison previously served as a federal law clerk in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
At Seton Hall University School of Law, Allison was an Articles Editor for the Seton Hall Law Review. Allison also interned for Chief Judge Garrett E. Brown (Ret.) of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey while in law school.
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On March 10, 2021, Congress passed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“Rescue Plan”), a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package intended to provide continued economic relief to individuals, businesses, and state and local governments during the COVID-19 pandemic. President Biden is expected to sign the bill into law. The following is a summary of … Continue Reading
*** UPDATE: After being presented with the bill on Thursday, December 24, President Trump signed it into law on Sunday, December 27. The unemployment provisions take effect upon signing, but because states process unemployment benefit claims on a weekly basis that generally begin each Saturday, benefits under the new law likely will be paid starting … Continue Reading
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued an update to its Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) 16-20 to provide additional guidance on the CARES Act’s Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program in response to questions submitted by states. As a quick refresher, PUA expands unemployment benefit coverage to certain workers who traditionally are not eligible … Continue Reading
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently published two additional Unemployment Insurance Program Letters (UIPLs) providing guidance on the administration of the expanded unemployment insurance benefits under the CARES Act. The following summarizes the key points of these UIPLs. UIPL No. 15-20 addresses the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) provision of the CARES Act, under … Continue Reading
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) was signed into law on March 27, 2020. The $2.2 trillion package included various provisions increasing and expanding unemployment insurance benefits available to workers, including individuals who are unemployed, partially unemployed, or unable to work due to COVID-19. How does the CARES Act increase … Continue Reading
The EEOC has rescinded its 1997 Policy Statement on Mandatory Binding Arbitration of Employment Discrimination Disputes as a Condition of Employment (the “Policy Statement”), which set forth the Commission’s position that agreements requiring mandatory arbitration of discrimination claims as a condition of employment are contrary to the principles of the federal employment discrimination statutes. In … Continue Reading
A new Vermont law will require most employers to provide paid sick time to employees. Vermont is the fifth state to adopt a paid sick leave law, following Connecticut, California, Massachusetts, and Oregon. The law will be effective on January 1, 2017. Some Key Provisions of the New Law: While the law takes effect on … Continue Reading
As 2015 comes to a close, paid sick leave remains a hot issue in New Jersey. The City of New Brunswick recently became the eleventh municipality in New Jersey to mandate paid sick leave, but will be the first city in the state to specify that leave may be used for purposes related to domestic … Continue Reading
Voters in Elizabeth, New Jersey overwhelmingly approved a public question on the ballot requiring private-sector employers in the city to provide paid sick leave to their employees. Elizabeth follows the lead of multiple jurisdictions (state and local) that have adopted similar measures across the country, including the following municipalities in New Jersey: Jersey City, Newark, … Continue Reading
The Jersey City Council voted to expand the scope of the City’s existing sick leave ordinance yesterday. Under the Ordinance as amended, employers with less than 10 employees now will be required to provide employees with up to 24 hours of paid sick leave and up to 16 hours of unpaid sick leave per year. … Continue Reading
In August, the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania passed an ordinance that will require most employers to provide workers with paid or unpaid sick time. Pittsburgh follows the lead of Philadelphia, which approved a similar measure earlier this year. Shortly thereafter, the Pennsylvania Restaurant and Lodging Association and a group of Pittsburgh businesses filed a challenge … Continue Reading
Oregon recently passed a new law that will require most employers with 10 or more employees to provide paid sick time. Oregon is the fourth state to adopt a paid sick leave law, following Connecticut, California, and Massachusetts. Some Key Provisions of the Passed Bill: Effective January 1, 2016, employers with 10 or more … Continue Reading
The City of Philadelphia Managing Director’s Office (“the Agency”) recently issued its official notice of employee rights under the Philadelphia sick leave ordinance. Philadelphia’s sick leave ordinance, which takes effect on May 13, 2015, requires employers to provide employees with notice of their right to sick leave by either distributing the notice to each employee … Continue Reading
The national sick leave trend continues to gain momentum as voters in Massachusetts, Trenton and Montclair, New Jersey, and Oakland, California approved ballot initiatives requiring employers within each jurisdiction to provide sick leave to their employees. Similar laws already have taken effect in several jurisdictions across the country, including the States of Connecticut and California, … Continue Reading
Four New Jersey municipalities—Passaic, Paterson, Irvington, and East Orange—recently enacted ordinances requiring employers to provide paid sick leave to their employees. The Ordinances will take effect in January 2015, or, for employees who are covered by a collective bargaining agreement, upon expiration of the CBA. Similar laws already have taken effect in Newark and Jersey … Continue Reading
The New York City Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) has been busy answering questions about administration of sick leave under the New York City Earned Sick Time Act. In light of ambiguities in the law and regulations, the DCA has released new Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQS”) to provide additional guidance on the Act’s application to … Continue Reading
Tennessee’s governor recently signed three new employment laws. The first, a social media law, takes effect on January 1, 2015,and provides applicants and employees with social media protections similar to those in fifteen other states.The second, a negligent hiring and retention law, designed to provide a measure of protection to employers that hire and retain … Continue Reading
In Thompson v. Real Estate Mortgage Network, the Third Circuit adopted a standard of successor liability that will lower the bar for whether an employer can be held accountable under the Fair Labor Standards Act for the wage and hour violations of its predecessor. Read this alert to learn more about the decision. Read … Continue Reading
On April 10, 2014, a new Wisconsin law took effect to prohibit employers from requiring or requesting that prospective and current employees disclose usernames and passwords for their personal Internet accounts. Read this alert to learn more about the new law. Read the full text of this alert.… Continue Reading
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Governor Christie signed a law making it easier for employees who are furloughed or laid off because of a “state of emergency” to meet eligibility requirements under New Jersey’s Family Leave Act or the Security and Financial Empowerment Act. Read this alert to learn more about the new law, … Continue Reading
On Friday, January 10, 2014, Governor Cuomo signed into law the New York State Commercial Goods Transportation Industry Fair Play Act (the Act), which is effective on March 11, 2014. The Act amends the New York Labor Law to create a presumption that any person performing commercial goods transportation services for a commercial goods … Continue Reading
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed that an employer may discharge a driver sales representative who suffers from alcoholism for violating a return to work agreement (RWA) that prohibits the use of drugs or alcohol in Ostrowski v. Con-way Freight, Inc., No. 12-3800, 2013 WL 5814131 (3d Cir. Oct. 30, 2013). … Continue Reading
Congress Passes American Rescue Plan: What Employers Need to Know
By Evandro Gigante, Harris Mufson, Allison Martin, Jacob P. Tucker, Alex Downie and Julia Hollreiser on Posted in Coronavirus, Leaves of Absences, Workplace Safety
Congress Seeks to Extend Many CARES Act Unemployment Benefits in Pandemic Relief Package
By Allison Martin, Evandro Gigante, Harris Mufson and Jacob P. Tucker on Posted in Coronavirus
U.S. DOL Answers Questions From States About PUA Unemployment Program
By Allison Martin, Evandro Gigante, Harris Mufson and Jacob P. Tucker on Posted in Coronavirus
U.S. DOL Issues Additional Guidance on CARES Act Unemployment Programs
By Allison Martin, Evandro Gigante, Harris Mufson and Jacob P. Tucker on Posted in Coronavirus
CARES Act Expands Unemployment Insurance Benefits
By Allison Martin, Evandro Gigante, Harris Mufson and Jacob P. Tucker on Posted in Coronavirus
EEOC Rescinds Its Long-Standing Policy Statement On Arbitration Agreements
By Allison Martin and Steven Hurd on Posted in Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation
Vermont Becomes the Fifth State with a Paid Sick Leave Law
By Allison Martin and Joseph O’Keefe on Posted in Leaves of Absences, Workplace Policies and Procedures
New Brunswick Passes Local Sick Leave Ordinance, While New Jersey Legislature Considers Statewide Paid Leave Bills
By Allison Martin and Joseph O’Keefe on Posted in Leaves of Absences
Elizabeth Poised to Become the Tenth Municipality in New Jersey to Mandate Paid Sick Leave
By Allison Martin and Joseph O’Keefe on Posted in Litigation and Arbitration, Workplace Policies and Procedures
Jersey City, New Jersey Expands Paid Sick Leave
By Allison Martin and Katharine Parker on Posted in Leaves of Absences, Workplace Policies and Procedures
Pittsburgh’s New Sick Leave Ordinance Challenged in State Court
By Allison Martin and Katharine Parker on Posted in Leaves of Absences, Wage and Hour, Workplace Policies and Procedures
Oregon Becomes the Fourth State with a Paid Sick Leave Law
By Allison Martin and Katharine Parker on Posted in Leaves of Absences, Wage and Hour, Workplace Policies and Procedures
Philadelphia Issues Sick Leave Notice
By Allison Martin and Katharine Parker on Posted in Leaves of Absences, Workplace Policies and Procedures
Voters in Four Jurisdictions Pass Sick Leave Ballot Initiatives
By Allison Martin and Katharine Parker on Posted in Leaves of Absences, Workplace Policies and Procedures
Four More New Jersey Cities Enact Sick Leave Laws
By Allison Martin, Daniel Saperstein, Joseph O’Keefe and Wanda Ellert on Posted in Leaves of Absences
New York City Issues Additional Sick Leave Act FAQS
By Allison Martin and Katharine Parker on Posted in Leaves of Absences, Workplace Policies and Procedures
Tennessee Enacts Trio of Employment Laws
By Allison Martin, Daniel Saperstein, Joseph O’Keefe, Kelly Anne Targett and Nicholas M. Tamburri on Posted in Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation, Hiring/Background Checks, Workplace Policies and Procedures
Third Circuit Embraces “Lower Bar” for Successor Liability under the FLSA
By Allison Martin, Daniel Saperstein, Joseph O’Keefe and Robert Schwartz on Posted in Litigation and Arbitration, Wage and Hour
Wisconsin Latest State to Provide Social Media Protections to Applicants and Employees
By Allison Martin, Daniel Saperstein, Katharine Parker and Kelly Anne Targett on Posted in Hiring/Background Checks, Workplace Policies and Procedures
New Jersey “Sandy” Law Preserves Employee Eligibility for Leave and Benefits
By Allison Martin, Daniel Saperstein and Joseph O’Keefe on Posted in Leaves of Absences, Workplace Policies and Procedures
New York State Takes Aim at Worker Misclassification: The Commercial Goods Transportation Industry Fair Play Act
By Allison Martin, Allan Weitzman, Fredric Leffler, Katharine Parker and Marc A. Mandelman on Posted in Independent Contractor, Wage and Hour, Workplace Policies and Procedures
