John E. Kiley
  Partner, New York
   
     
  Practice Area:
Labor and Employment
 
     
 
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Phone: (212) 808-5000 Fax: (212) 808-7897
Email: jkiley@kelleydrye.com
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Jack Kiley is a partner in the firm’s New York office and co-chair of the Labor and Employment practice group. Mr. Kiley represents management in all areas of labor and employment law, from advice and counseling to litigation to collective bargaining. His representative clients range from Fortune 100 corporations to not-for-profit agencies.

Mr. Kiley expands the firm’s capabilities in areas such as securities arbitrations, labor union organizing, contract negotiations and board proceedings. He has litigated and arbitrated numerous cases in federal and state courts and before the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and American Arbitration Association (AAA). He has successfully defended against organizing campaigns, represented employers in collective bargaining and defended against NLRB proceedings.

Mr. Kiley also routinely partners with human resource professionals, management and in-house counsel in providing consultation, advice and training on all matters having labor and employment implications, including legal compliance issues, employee performance management, reductions-in-force and facility closings, employment contracts and union awareness.
 
Honors and Awards:
Kelley Drye Labor and Employment group recognized as a leading practice in New York, Chambers USA, 2008, 2009.
 
Client Advisories:

"Labor and Employment Law — 2009 Year in Review," January 19, 2010.

"Proposed Amendments to the Mental Hygiene Law: Increased Training and Reporting Requirements for Boards of Directors and Trustees," June 09, 2009.

"Labor and Employment Law in 2009 — The Year of "Change"," February 23, 2009.

"President Bush Signs ADA Amendments Act, Greatly Expanding the Number of Employees Protected Against Disability Discrimination," October 23, 2008.

"Are Employer Now Expected to "Read the Minds" of Disabled Employees?," July 30, 2008.

"The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act," May 22, 2008.

"New Amendment to FMLA Expands Employees' Leave Rights," February 06, 2008.

"Pause, Rewind and Fast-forward: Employment Law 2007-2008," January 28, 2008.

"Smart Steps Toward Compliance with New Commission Salesperson Law in New York," November 28, 2007.

"Workers' Comp Bill Will Save Employers Money—And Crack Down on Fraud," March 07, 2007.

"Beware the Pitfalls of the FLSA," February 05, 2007.

"The Supervisor Bombshell," October 12, 2006.

"FLSA Settlement Raises Employer’s Awareness of Commuting Time," August 17, 2006.

 
Bar Admissions:
New York, 1990
Connecticut, 1989
 
Education:
Fordham University School of Law, J.D., 1989
Amherst College, B.A., 1984
 
Office Location:
101 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10178-0002