New York City, New York State Pay Transparency Update

Stacey A. Bastone is a principal in the Long Island, New York, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. Stacey is a firm resource on matters related to pay equity, diversity equity & inclusion, and affirmative action and OFCCP compliance. Stacey works with employers, large and small, across the country to provide practical proactive advice to help them minimize risk and maximize effectiveness. She assists federal contractors in the preparation of affirmative action plans and successfully has defended federal government contractors during audits conducted by the United States Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) including claims of pay inequities and disparate impact in employee selection practices. She works closely with national clients to design and implement affirmative action compliance procedures relating to recruitment, applicant tracking, compensation systems and other diversity and affirmative action compliance obligations. Stacey also works with clients to prepare proactive pay equity analyses and provides advice and counsel on federal and state pay equity laws. Before joining Jackson Lewis, Stacey was an Assistant District Attorney in Manhattan where she prosecuted felony and misdemeanor cases ranging from violent crimes to fraud.

Joy Chin is a principal in the Long Island, New York, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. She is a member of the firm’s Board of Directors, co-leader of the firm’s Affirmative Action, OFCCP and Government Contract Compliance practice group, and co-leader of the firm's Pay Equity group. Joy has over 25 years’ experience helping employers navigate EEO and affirmative action regulations. She regularly works with corporate counsel and human resources executives to develop practical approaches to EEO and affirmative action compliance. She has successfully defended employers in litigation, OFCCP audits, and EEOC and OFCCP complaint investigations, including “glass ceiling” audits and claims of systemic discrimination in pay, hiring, promotion, and termination. Joy works with a team of affirmative action plan (AAP) analysts and data specialists in the preparation of AAPs and EEO-1 and VETS-4212 reports for the firm’s government contractor clients. In addition, she and the firm’s statisticians work closely with clients to design and conduct in-depth analyses of compensation and bonus award systems to identify and address potential problems before they arise. Honors and Recognitions The Best Lawyers in America©, "Litigation - Labor and Employment" (2020-present) The Best Lawyers in America©, "Lawyers of Color 2020 Power List" (2020) Professional Associations and Activities Connecticut Industry Liaison Group, Counsel Melville Chamber of Commerce, former member of Board of Directors National Employment Law Council Northeast Region Corporate Industry Liaison Group, Treasurer Society for Human Resource Management Long Island Chapter, formerly served on Diversity and Inclusion Council Suffolk County Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Committee, former Co-Chair

Richard Greenberg is a principal in the New York City, New York, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. He advises both unionized and union-free clients on a full-range of labor and employee relations matters. With respect to traditional labor matters, Rich represents clients in collective bargaining negotiations, labor disputes, grievances and arbitrations, proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board, and in state and federal court. He also advises clients on the legal aspects of remaining union-free. With respect to employee relations matters, Rich has extensive experience assisting clients in numerous industries with the development and maintenance of personnel policies and personnel infrastructures. In this regard, he often works on these issues with clients as business needs and culture change as a result of business transactions, such as mergers and acquisitions. Rich regularly advises clients on compliance with the myriad of federal and state employment laws, including the FMLA, FLSA, ADA, ADEA and WARN, as well as new legal developments impacting labor and employment policies and practices. Honors and Recognitions The Best Lawyers in America©, “Labor Law - Management" (2022) Lawyer’s Alliance for New York, Cornerstone Award for Outstanding Pro Bono Legal Services to Non-profits (2011) Legal 500 USA, "Recommended Attorney" (2020)

Michael Jakowsky is a principal in the New York City, New York, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. He partners with clients on all aspects of their workplace strategy, from proactive advice, counsel and training to litigation defense and transactional support. Michael wants his clients to know they can rely on him for support—no matter the concern. Aspiring to become an extension of his client’s team, Michael prioritizes gaining a thorough understanding of their business to find solutions and achieve results consistent with their goals, legal needs, and culture. Proactive counseling is a key to maintaining compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws. Michael works with management teams to achieve compliance with a particular focus on wage and hour, including the FLSA, as well as disability leave management (including the FMLA), and reductions-in-force (including WARN). A key focus of Michael’s practice involves helping clients faced with implementing reductions-in-force and reorganizations. He serves as national counsel to clients conducting workforce reductions—attempting to achieve the delicate balance of minimizing the potential for litigation while fostering positive employee relations. When the COVID-19 crisis forced many businesses to consider headcount reductions to weather the pandemic, Michael led the firm’s Managing Your Work Force and WARN Act Compliance Task Force to ensure clients received the information and support needed to make informed decisions. Michael is often consulted on purchase and sale transactions to work with clients’ transactional counsel on employment due diligence, WARN/RIF, immigration, and union implications of transactions. If litigation of any type becomes unavoidable, Michael seamlessly transitions to defender—leveraging his litigation experience and knowledge of the client’s business to defend against single plaintiff and class actions covering a wide range of employment related claims, including wage and hour, WARN, discrimination, wrongful discharge, breach of contract and other claims. Michael represents numerous banks and brings a sophisticated understanding of the financial industry’s unique employment challenges and trends, delivering advice tailored to his clients’ needs and environment.