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Bleakley Platt & Schmidt LLPPartner
Joseph DeGiuseppe, Jr.
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Joseph DeGiuseppe, Jr.

5.0
1 review

One North Lexington Avenue, White Plains, NY 10601

Cemetery Law, Immigration Law, Labor and Employment and 2 more

About Joseph DeGiuseppe, Jr.

Mr. DeGiuseppe is the head of Bleakley Platt’s Labor and Employment and Cemetery Law practice groups.He has over 45 years’ experience in representing and advising employers, employees, independent contractors and other clients with respect to labor, employment and immigration law issues. His background includes over 20 years of experience with Bleakley Platt, 14 years of experience with an internationally recognized firm, and more than 6 years of experience with a nationally recognized labor law firm.

Mr. DeGiuseppe advises clients on a wide variety of labor and employment law issues involving employment terminations and discipline; unlawful discrimination, harassment and retaliation; wage and hour claims; employment agreements and job offer letters; non-competition and confidentiality agreements; separation and severance agreements; unfair labor practice charges; union representation cases; and collective bargaining negotiations. He has acted as lead counsel for significant employment discrimination law cases, wage and hour actions, and non-competition cases, and in NLRB and PERB proceedings, mediations and arbitration hearings.

Mr. DeGiuseppe also advises clients with respect to I-9 employment verification, visa work authorization, and immigration-related discrimination issues.

Professional Recognition

• Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating: AV Preeminent (5.0 out of 5)

• Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating: Distinguished

• New York Metro Super Lawyers (Labor & Employment)

• Top Rated Lawyer in Labor & Employment (American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell)

• Best Lawyers in America in the New York Area (Labor & Employment)

• Top Rated Attorney (Avvo/American Registry)

• Author of The Effect of the Employment-at-Will Rule on Employee Rights to Job Security and Fringe Benefits, 10 Fordham Urban L.J. 1, one of the seminal works on the employment-at-will rule cited by the New York Court of Appeals in the landmark decisions of Murphy v. American Home Products Corp. and Weiner v. McGraw-Hill, Inc. and by other federal and state courts

 

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Awards

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At least three reviews and a score of 4.0 or higher.

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At least six reviews and a score of 4.2 or higher.

Champion Badge Platinum

At least ten reviews and a score of 4.5 or higher.

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Joseph DeGiuseppe, Jr. got this award in 2021

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Areas of Law

  • Labor and Employment 1
    • Sexual Harassment
  • Other 3
    • Cemetery Law
    • Immigration Law
    • Employment Discrimination

Practice Details

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  • Firm Information
    Position
    Partner
    Firm Name
    Bleakley Platt & Schmidt LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Representative Matters: Successfully defended managerial employee against the granting of preliminary injunctive relief to prevent her from working for a new employer in a non-competition
    trade secrets action commenced by the manager's former employer in the Southern District of New York (2022).
    Successfully argued an appeal before the N.Y.S. Appellate Division, Second Department which affirmed the dismissal of a former employee's claims of sexual orientation discrimination
    FMLA retaliation against a non-profit corporation (2022).
    Successfully defended corporate client before the N.Y.S. Division of Human Rights against claims by independent contractor that he was the victim of unlawful employment discrimination because of his race/color
    age (among other protected classifications) in violation of the N.Y.S. Human Rights Law resulting in 'No Probable Cause' finding (2022)
    Successfully negotiated settlement in FLSA
    NYS Labor Law action seeking to recover alleged damages for hourly restaurant employees for alleged unpaid off-the-clock hours worked
    unpaid overtime compensation
    unpaid misappropriated tips which settlement was approved by the Southern District of New York (2021).
    Successfully negotiated settlement in a NYS Labor Law class action seeking to recover customer 'service charges' as alleged gratuities for class consisting of wait staff, waiters, servers, captains, bussers,
    bartenders who were employed by both a food service vendor
    a temporary staffing agency to provide food
    beverage services at catered events (2020).
    Represented municipalities including the Village of Pomona in a Section 1983 Religious Discrimination case
    the County of Rockl
    in a Public Employee Relation Board improper practice proceeding
    in a United States Department of Labor Fair Labor St
    ards Act investigation.

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1978, New York
    U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of New York
    U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    U.S. Supreme Court
    Memberships

    Memberships

    • New York State Bar Association

    • Westchester County Bar Association

    • American Immigration Lawyers Association

  • Education & Certifications
    Other Education
    Fordham University
    B.A.

    Fordham University School of Law
    J.D. Editor-in-Chief

    Fordham University School of Law
    Volume V of the Fordham Urban Law Journal
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1952
    Brooklyn, New York, 1952

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Partner at Bleakley Platt & Schmidt LLP
5.0
1 review

One North Lexington AvenueWhite Plains, NY 10601U.S.A.

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  • What year was this attorney first admitted to the bar?
    Joseph DeGiuseppe, Jr. was admitted in 1978 to the State of New York.
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    Joseph DeGiuseppe, Jr. is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, United States District Court for the District of Connecticut and United States Supreme Court.
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    Yes, Joseph DeGiuseppe, Jr. has a 5.0 Peer Rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
  • How many attorneys are in this law firm?
    Bleakley Platt & Schmidt LLP has 42 attorneys at this location.
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    Joseph DeGiuseppe, Jr. is listed in the Appellate Practice, Construction Law, Criminal Trial Practice, Environmental Law, Health Care Law and Product Liability Law section of the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.

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