Troy L. Kessler
534 Broadhollow Road, Suite 275, Melville, NY 11747
About Troy L. Kessler
Practice Areas
- Employment
Education
- Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, IllinoisJuris Doctor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison, WisconsinB.A.: Political Science and History
Classes and Seminars
- June 15, 2016 – Instructor, “FLSA Mediation Training” conducted in conjunction with the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York (ADR Department), the Federal Bar Association and Cornell University’s ILR Labor and Employment Program.
- June 23, 2016 – Panelist, NELA National Employment Law Conference, on the topic of issue spotting wage-and-hour violations.
- September 28, 2016 – Instructor, “FLSA Mediation Training,” conducted in conjunction with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York (ADR Department), and the Federal Bar Association.
- November 10, 2016 – Panelist, American Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Section Conference, on the topic of pursuing and negotiating class action settlements.
- March 8, 2017 – Panelist, "Developments in Employment Arbitration," Twentieth Annual NYU/Federal Conference Employment Law Workshop for Federal Judges.
- March 8, 2017 – Panelist, “Developments in Employment Arbitration,” Twentieth Annual NYU/Federal Judicial Conference Employment Law Workshop for Federal Judges
- May 12, 2017 - Panelist, "After Hours Issues: Compensable Time and Off-The-Clock Work," National Employment Lawyers Association, New York.
- September 28, 2017 – Panelist, United States Department of Labor’s in-house training, on the topic of “Strategies for Asserting Individual Liability for FLSA Violations.”
- October 11, 2017 – Instructor, “Mediation Advocacy Training,” in areas of employment discrimination law, conducted in conjunction with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York (ADR Department), the Federal Bar Association, and Cornell University's ILR Labor and Employment Program.
- March 21, 2018 – Panelist, "Remedies in Employment Law," Twenty-First Annual NYU/Federal Judicial Conference Employment Law Workshop for Federal Judges.
- April 18, 2018 – Panelist, "Fair Labor Standards Act Update," Federal Bar Association, Eastern District of New York Chapter.
- June 8, 2018 – Presenter, Seventy-First Annual NYU Conference on Labor, on the topic of best practices for ethical witness interactions.
- November 8, 2018 – Panelist, American Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Section Conference, on the topic of best practices for issuing class notices.
- February 16, 2019 – Panelist, “Current state of wage and hour arbitrations in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis,” at the American Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Section, ADR Committee meeting.
- February 16, 2019 – Panelist, “Current state of wage and hour arbitrations in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis,” at the American Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Law Section, ADR Committee meeting
- March 22, 2019 – Panelist, "Remedies in Employment Law," Twenty-Second Annual NYU/Federal Judicial Conference Employment Law Workshop for Federal Judges.
- September 16, 2019 – Instructor, trial practice all-day CLE event for the U.S. Department of Labor’s New York Regional Solicitor’s Office.
- November 8, 2019 – Panelist, American Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, on the topic of best practices for class discovery in wage and hour litigation.
- March 11, 2020 – Panelist, "Remedies in Employment Law," Twenty-Third Annual NYU/Federal Judicial Conference Employment Law Workshop for Federal Judges.
- August 12, 2020 - Panelist, New York County Lawyers Association, Employment and Wage & Hour Mediation Training Program, on the topic of classifying employees.
- November 12, 2020 - Panelist, American Bar Association Labor and Employment Conference, on the topic of the multi-jurisdictional practice of law.
- April 29, 2021 – Panelist, “Remedies in Employment Law,” Twenty-Fourth Annual NYU/Federal Judicial Conference Employment Law Workshop for Federal Judges.
- June 9, 2022 - Panelist, "Arbitrating Worker Classification Disputes in the Gig Economy, "American Arbitration Association, New York.
- June 9, 2022 - Panelist, "Worker Protections in the Age of the Pandemic: Safety, Conduct, & Discrimination Issues," Seventy-Fourth Annual NYU Conference on Labor.
- July 29, 2022 – Faculty, “Employment Law in the Post-Pandemic Era,” Institute of Judicial Administration’s Sixty-Third Annual New Appellate Judges Seminar, NYU School of Law.
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
- U.S. District Court Northern District of New York
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
Other Affiliations
- College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, Fellow
- Center of Labor & Employment Law at the New York University School of Law, Advisory Board Member
- American Bar Association, Labor & Employment Section, Member, Co-Chair of the Section’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, Track Coordinator for Annual Section Conference
- Federal Bar Association, Eastern District of New York Chapter, President-Elect, Co-Chair of CLE Committee
- National Employment Lawyers Association (Member)
- National Employment Lawyers Association/New York ("NELA/NY"), Member, Former Board Member, and Former Co-Chair of CLE Conference Committee
- Suffolk County Bar Association's Labor & Employment Committee, Former Co-Chair
- Nassau County Bar Association, Mentor
Fees
- Offers Free Initial Consultation
- Accepts Credit Cards
Office Info
Other Colleagues
Nearby Lawyers
- Employment
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