- Listed in:
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, 2019-2024 (listed for 5 years)
- New York Super Lawyers®, Employment and Labor, 2019-2023
- New York Super Lawyers®, Upstate New York Rising Star, Employment and Labor, 2018
- 40 Under 40, Buffalo Business First, 2018
- Buffalo Niagara 360 (BN360) Spotlight Professional, 2016-2017
- Erie County Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
- Women's Bar Association of the State of New York
- Defended employers in numerous litigations and administrative actions alleging employment discrimination, harassment and/or retaliation.
- Represented multiple employers in connection with wage and hour audits conducted by the New York State Department of Labor and the United States Department of Labor.
- Handled multiple collective bargaining negotiations on behalf of management in various industries, including, education, health care and not-for-profit.
- The Employers Guide to Dealing with Substance Abuse, Buffalo Niagara Partnership Speaker Series, March 21, 2019
- Interviewed, Opioid Abuse on the Job: No Simple Solution for Employers, October 3, 2018
- Interviewed, On Target with Penny Wolfgang, March 4, 2018
- Pregnancy & Reasonable Accommodations - State and Federal Rights, WNY WBASNY, October 21, 2016
- Once a Problem is Discovered, What are an Employer's Options?, Opiates in the Workplace Better Business Bureau of Upstate New York Seminar, September 22, 2016
- State of the Union: NLRB’s Expanded Impact on Your Workplace, Bond, Schoeneck & King Workplace 2016, June 1, 2016
- Beating DOL to the Punch – Conducting Internal Wage & Hour Audits, Bond, Schoeneck & King Workplace 2014, June 12, 2014
- Got It Covered? Often Overlooked Wage and Hour Issues for New York Employers, Bond, Schoeneck & King Workplace 2012, May 31, 2012
- Employment Discrimination CLE, SUNY Buffalo Law School GOLD Group, November 2011
- Proceed With Caution: What The ‘New’ NLRB Signals for Employers with Non-Union Employees, Bond, Schoeneck & King Workplace, 2011
- Avoid Getting Burned: Hot Topics in Hiring and Recruitment, Bond, Schoeneck & King Workplace, 2011
- The ‘New’ NLRB Signals for Employers with Non-Union Employees: Are You Ready?, Bond, Schoeneck & King Breakfast Briefing Series, 2011
- Religion in the Workplace: Understanding Employee Rights and Employer Obligations, Bond, Schoeneck & King Workplace, 2010
- Drafting Effective Internet and Electronic Workplace Policies - Blogs, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and MySpace, Bond, Schoeneck & King Breakfast Briefing Series, 2010
- Quoted, "NY Courts Say Delayed Pay For Manual Labor Is Harmful, Law360, November 14, 2022
- Quoted, "NY Employers Face Long And Costly Pay Frequency Litigation," Law360, April 22, 2022
- Quoted, "A 'Modest' Proposal: The 32-Hour Workweek," Law360, August 10, 2021
- "The Next NY Litigation Hotbed: Weekly Pay For Manual Work," Law360, July 21, 2021
- Quoted, "State's New Sexual Harassment Policy Takes Effect," Buffalo Business Journal, October 12, 2018
- "Harassment in a post-Weinstein world," Buffalo Law Journal, January 3, 2018
- "Treatment of addiction issues in the workplace," Buffalo Law Journal, June 27, 2016
- "Union Could Not Compel Arbitration Concerning Employee's Discharge," New York Law Journal, February 9, 2015
- Quoted in "NY Employers Likely To Respect NJ's New 'Ban The Box' Law," Law360, August 13, 2014
- "Businesses should be aware of new state law regarding interns," The Buffalo News, July 30, 2014
- "Discrimination Claim Against School; Restrictive Covenant at Work," New York Law Journal, July 25, 2014
- "Employment Cases Include Former Basketball Coach's Claims," New York Law Journal, April 25, 2014
- "Employment Claims, Nursing Home Payments," New York Law Journal, January 24, 2014
- "Buffalo Casino Decision Highlights Intricacies of Gaming Law," New York Law Journal, October 25, 2013
- "NLRB's Acting General Counsel Issues Third Report on Social Media Cases," June 5, 2012
- "NLRB Deals A Blow to Arbitration Agreements," New York Employment Law Letter, February 2012
- "NLRB Holds That NLRA Prohibits Class Action Waivers in Mandatory Arbitration Agreements," January 26, 2012
- "The 2011 Employment Law Year In Review," New York Employment Law Letter, January 2012
- "NLRB Adopts Final Rule Amending Representation Election Procedures," December 22, 2011
- "NLRB Approves Resolution to Move Forward on "Quickie" Election Rule," December 8, 2011
- "NLRB Postpones Implementation of Notice Posting Rule," October 6, 2011
- "NLRB Modifies Unit Determination Standard in Non-Acute Health Care Facilities," September 14, 2011
- "Two Recent NLRB Decisions Erode Employees' Right To Choose," September 13, 2011
- "NLRB Issues Final Rule Requiring Employers To Post Unionization Rights Notice," August 29, 2011
- "High Court's Wal-Mart Decision Makes It More Difficult to Bring Employment-Related Class Action," June 23, 2011
- "Are You Sure That Departure Is Voluntary? The Ninth Circuit Defines Voluntary Departure Under WARN," February 1, 2011
- "Recent NLRB Policy Changes Focus on Remedies," November 10, 2010
- "A Reminder About New York's Notice Requirements for Discharged Employees," September 30, 2010
- Community Charter School, Personnel Committee, Board of Trustees
- Cornell ILR Alumni Association
- Explore & More Children’s Museum, Board of Trustees, President
- Urban Roots Community Garden Center, HR Committee, Board Member
- Is The End Near? COVID Paid Leave Developments
June 21, 2023 - No Time to Waste – The NLRB and Signs of What’s to Come Under the New Administration
February 10, 2021 - Monthly Feature: Get to Know... Erin Torcello
August 31, 2018
- Biden’s NLRB Reshaping the Labor Relations Landscape - Complimentary Webinar
September 7, 2023 - Fall 2021 Virtual Breakfast Briefings - Upstate
October 14, October 28, November 3, November 10 - Spring 2021 Virtual Breakfast Briefings - Upstate
April 7; April 8; April 15; April 22, 2021 - Can Employers Require Vaccination? New EEOC Guidance and its Impact on this Question - Complimentary Webinar
December 18, 2020 - Fall 2020 Virtual Breakfast Briefings - Downstate
October 15, 2020 - Labor and Employment Updates for the Manufacturing Industry - Complimentary Webinar
October 29, 2019 - Buffalo Labor and Employment Law Seminar, October 24, 2019
October 24, 2019 - Buffalo Labor and Employment Law Seminar
October 15, 2018 - Labor and Employment Law Seminar - Buffalo 2017
October 16, 2017 - Wage and Hour Traps for the Manufacturing Industry - Complimentary Webinar
October 3, 2017 - Manufacturing Week Complimentary Webinar Series
October 1, 2017
- Bond Announces 14 Buffalo Bond Attorneys Named in 2023 New York Super Lawyers Upstate Edition
August 23, 2023 - 16 Buffalo Bond Attorneys Named 2024 Best Lawyers in America®
August 17, 2023 - Bond Announces 16 Buffalo Bond Attorneys Named in 2022 New York Super Lawyers Upstate Edition
August 23, 2022 - 16 Buffalo Bond Attorneys Named 2023 Best Lawyers in America®
August 18, 2022 - Bond Announces 18 Buffalo Bond Attorneys Named in 2021 New York Super Lawyers Upstate Edition
August 20, 2021 - 16 Buffalo Bond Attorneys Named 2022 Best Lawyers in America®
August 19, 2021 - Bond Announces 20 Buffalo Bond Attorneys Named in 2020 New York Super Lawyers® Upstate Edition
August 21, 2020 - 20 Buffalo Bond Attorneys Named 2021 Best Lawyers in America®
August 20, 2020 - 19 Buffalo Bond Attorneys Named 2020 Best Lawyers in America®
August 15, 2019 - Bond Announces 20 Buffalo Bond Attorneys Named in 2019 New York Super Lawyers® Upstate Edition
August 12, 2019 - Bond Announces 20 Buffalo Attorneys Named 2019 Best Lawyers in America®
August 14, 2018 - Bond Announces 22 Attorneys Named in 2018 Upstate New York Super Lawyers® Rising Stars
August 12, 2018 - Four Buffalo Bond Attorneys Named in 2018 Upstate New York Super Lawyers® Rising Stars
August 12, 2018 - Bond Hosts Manufacturing Week Webinar Series
October 1, 2017 - Bond Elected Five New Members
January 3, 2017 - Labor and Employment Law Attorney Erin Sylvester Torcello Quoted in Law 360
August 13, 2014
- Navigating COVID-19 With No Mandates And A New Governor
August 11, 2021 - Answering Questions about Mask Policies and Vaccination Mandates
June 2, 2021 - Adjusting to Changes in State and Federal Mask Requirements
May 20, 2021 - Handling Requests for Reasonable Accommodations in the Workplace
December 9, 2020 - Reopening New York — Employee Health Screenings and Eligibility for Leave Under FFCRA
September 17, 2020
- Can Employers Require Vaccination? New EEOC Guidance and its Impact on this Question - Complimentary Webinar
December 18, 2020 - Labor and Employment Updates for the Manufacturing Industry - Complimentary Webinar
October 29, 2019 - Wage and Hour Traps for the Manufacturing Industry - Complimentary Webinar
October 3, 2017