Sarah J. Burger
One Boston Place, Suite 2600, Boston, MA 02108
About Sarah J. Burger
Practice Areas
- Business Law
Education
- Villanova University School of Law, Villanova, PennsylvaniaJ.D.
- Drexel University, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaB.A.
- Major: History and Political Science
- Honors: With Distinction
- Honors: With High Distinction
- Honors: With High Honors
Representative Cases
- Successfully represented flight attendant in AIR 21 whistleblower action. Vibbert v. Delta Air Lines, U.S.D.O.L. Case No. 2016-AIR-00005
- Successfully represented former employee in race and gender discrimination litigation. Daniel v. Autozone, Inc., et al. (N.D.N.Y. 2016)
- Successfully represented employees in unpaid overtime dispute. Stewart, et al. v. Matthew Bender & Co. (N.D.N.Y. 2015)
- Successfully represent nurses in FLSA/NYLL collective/class action regarding unpaid wages and meal breaks. Church, et al. v. St. Mary’s Healthcare (N.D.N.Y. 2015)
- Successfully represented employers and employees in disputes involving unpaid wages, alleged violations of non-compete agreements, FMLA, ADA, Age Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Sexual orientation discrimination, Sex discrimination and Sexual harassment. (N.D.N.Y., S.D.N.Y., the United States Equal Opportunity Commission, New York State Division of Human Rights, New York State Department of Labor, United States Department of Labor).
- Stack v. City of Glens Falls, 121 N.Y.S.3d 534 (Warren Cty. Sup. Ct. 2020) (finding that City terminated former assessor in violation of her right to due process and unlawfully discriminated against her because of a prior criminal conviction);
- Stack v. City of Glens Falls, 169 A.D.3d 1220 (App. Div. 3rd 2019) (holding that four- month statute of limitations did not begin to run until date when public employee received letter informing her that her employment had been terminated); ,(Appellate Division 2019)
- Successfully represented flight attendant in AIR 21 whistleblower action. Vibbert v. Delta Air Lines, U.S.D.O.L. Case No. 2016-AIR-00005
- Successfully represented former employee in race and gender discrimination litigation. Daniel v. Autozone, Inc., et al. (N.D.N.Y. 2016)
- Successfully represented employees in unpaid overtime dispute. Stewart, et al. v. Matthew Bender & Co. (N.D.N.Y. 2015)
- Successfully represent nurses in FLSA/NYLL collective/class action regarding unpaid wages and meal breaks. Church, et al. v. St. Mary’s Healthcare (N.D.N.Y. 2015)
- Successfully represented employers and employees in disputes involving unpaid wages, alleged violations of non-compete agreements, FMLA, ADA, Age Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Sexual orientation discrimination, Sex discrimination and Sexual harassment. (N.D.N.Y., S.D.N.Y., the United States Equal Opportunity Commission, New York State Division of Human Rights, New York State Department of Labor, United States Department of Labor).
- Stack v. City of Glens Falls, 121 N.Y.S.3d 534 (Warren Cty. Sup. Ct. 2020) (finding that City terminated former assessor in violation of her right to due process and unlawfully discriminated against her because of a prior criminal conviction);
- Stack v. City of Glens Falls, 169 A.D.3d 1220 (App. Div. 3rd 2019) (holding that four- month statute of limitations did not begin to run until date when public employee received letter informing her that her employment had been terminated); ,(Appellate Division 2019)
Classes and Seminars
- Speaker, Deposition Skills, National Employment Lawyers Association, NY chapter Fall Conference at Fordham Law School, September 2018.
- Speaker, #metoo: From Hashtag to Understanding and Action, Hearst Media Center, Albany, New York, June 2018.
- Speaker, Sexual Harassment Legislation: The stories of its past and the opportunities for its future, the Renaissance Hotel, Albany, New York June 2018.
- Speaker, Sexual Misconduct, New York State Legislative Women’s Caucus, New York State Capitol, February 2018
- Speaker, EEOC Guidance on Retaliation, New York State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, Fall Meeting, October 2017
- Speaker, Women, Pregnancy and the Opioid Epidemic in New York: a multi-disciplinary overview, Center for Women in Government & Civil Society, Rockefeller College of SUNY Albany, April 2016
- Speaker, Public Works Training School, New York Conference of Mayors, October, 2014
- Speaker, Penny Wise & Dollar Foolish, New York State Capital Region Chapter, American Payroll Association, Albany, New York, February, 2014
- Randy Maniloff and Jeffrey Stempel, General Liability Insurance Coverage: Key Issues in Every State, Oxford University Press, (acknowledging significant contribution of Sarah Burger), 2011
- Debra Raskin, Year in Review: Supreme Court Decisions, Practicing Law Institute: 38th Annual Institute on Employment Law, (acknowledging assistance of Sarah Burger), 2009
- Randy Maniloff and Sarah Burger, Litigation Alchemy: Will “FACTA” Amendment End Conjuring of Cash From Credit Card Receipts, Washington Legal Foundation, July 11, 2008
- Neal Orkin and Sarah Burger, Employee Invention Rights in the Twenty – First Century, Labor Law Journal, Spring, 82, 2005
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- New York, 2011
- U.S. District Court Northern District of New York
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court Western District of New York
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
- Massachusetts, 2017
- U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts
Other Affiliations
- National Employment Lawyers Association, National Chapter (Member)
- National Employment Lawyers Association, New York Chapter (Member of the Legislative Committee)
- New York State Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section)
- Albany County Bar Association
- New York County Bar Association
- Saratoga County Bar Association
- Federal Court Bar Association, NDNY
- Boston Bar Association (Member - Labor Section)
- Massachusetts Employment Lawyers Association (MELA) (Member)
- New York State Bar Association (Member - Labor and Employment Law Section)
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Employment, Real Estate
Nearby Lawyers
- Business Law
- 0.1 mile away
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