John M. Bagyi
Mr. Bagyi counsels and represents employers of all types and sizes in a variety of labor and employment-related contexts, including workplace investigations, policy development and review, wage and hour and EEO compliance, union organizing campaigns, strikes and picketing, proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board, the Division of Human Rights and the EEOC, and employment litigation in Federal and State courts. He also provides a broad range of employment law and human resource training to executives, managers, supervisors, and employees.
Mr. Bagyi has written extensively on labor and employment law topics and is also a frequent speaker at national, state and local conferences, including the 2008 National SHRM Conference. He has also served as a guest lecturer at Albany Law School, RPI, and the School of Business at the University at Albany. Since 2005, Mr. Bagyi has served as General Counsel to the New York State Society for Human Resource Management.
Honors and Affiliations
- Listed in:
- The Best Lawyers in America® 2013, Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor & Employment
- New York Super Lawyers 2012®, Employment & Labor; Employment Litigation: Defense
- Who's Who in America
- Who's Who in Emerging Leaders
- American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
- New York State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
- Albany County Bar Association
- American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration (ASHHRA)
- College and University Personnel Association (CUPA-HR)
- Labor & Human Resources Committee, The Business Council of New York State
- National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA)
- New York Association of Homes & Services for the Aging
- New York State Society for Human Resource Management (General Counsel, 2005-present)
- Friend of the Year, Capital Region Human Resources Association (2012)
- Excellence in Alumni Service Award, Albany Law School (2005)
- 40 Under Forty Honoree, Capital District Business Review (2004)
- Associate Member of the Year, New York State Association of Health Care Providers (2003)
- Capital Region Human Resources Association (CRHRA) (Board of Directors, 2002-2004)
- Executive Editor, Albany Law Review
Representative Publications
- Bagyi, J.M., Esq. & Becker, W.S. "The Civil Rights Act of 1991", Human Resources Encyclopedia, Pfeiffer (2011)
- Bagyi, "Preventing Harassment", Security Management, January 2009
- Bagyi, "Legal Q&A", CRHRA Newsletter, 2001-2004
- Bagyi, "Employee handbooks: a tool to avoid employer liability", Professional Insurance Agents Magazine, June 2004
- Bagyi and Jones, "Blowing the Whistle: Dealing with Sarbanes Oxley and Beyond", HR Review, New York State Society for Human Resource Management, Spring/Summer 2004
- Bagyi, "Union Organizing - what you need to know now", Tools for the Trade, New York State Association of Health Care Providers, May-June 2004
- Bagyi and Jones, "What HR Professionals Need To Know About HIPAA's Privacy Regulations", HR Review, New York State Society for Human Resource Management, Fall/Winter 2002.
- Bagyi, "Employee Handbooks Have Become A Necessary Tool For Employers", Capital District Business Review, July 5, 2002
- Bagyi, "New Union Election Law Affects Some Employers", The Human Resource Line, The Business Council of New York State, February 2002
- Bagyi and DiLorenzo, "Employment Litigation in Upstate New York: Results of the Bond, Schoeneck & King Study", New York Employment Law & Practice, October 2001 Contributor, Paul Grossman, et al., "Employment Discrimination Law" (Supp. 2000; Supp. 2002)
- Bagyi, "Board of Education of Kiryas Joel v. Grumet: Misconstruing the Status Quo as a Neutral Baseline", 60 Albany Law Review 543 (1996)
- Bagyi, "Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick: The Court of Appeals' Voice of Compassion", 59 Albany Law Review 1913 (1996)
Other Activities
- Founder and Facilitator, CRHRA HR Leadership Program (2006-present)
- Founder and Facilitator, CRHRA/BS&K HR Executive Briefing Series (2004-present)
- Executive Committee, Albany Law School National Alumni Association (2001-2007)
- Co-Chair, Capital Leadership Steering Committee, Albany Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce (2003-2005)
Representative Presentations
- Adirondack Regional Chambers of Commerce
- ADK HR (formerly Glens Falls Area Personnel Association)
- Albany Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce
- Albany Law School, Institute for Legal Studies
- American Automobile Association, National HR Conference
- American Society for Training & Development (ASTD), Hudson Mohawk Chapter
- Business Council of New York State, Labor and Human Resources Committee
- Capital District Women's Bar Association
- Capital Region Human Resources Association
- Capital Region Recruiters Network
- College and University Personnel Association (CUPA-HR)
- Columbia County Chamber of Commerce
- Columbia County HR Roundtable
- Credit Union Association of New York State
- Empire State Society of Association Executives Leadership Academy
- Glens Falls Area Personnel Association
- Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS)
- HR Pro (formerly Personnel Management Association)
- Manufacturers Association of Central New York (MACNY)
- Mid-Hudson Human Resource Association
- Mohawk Valley Society for Human Resource Management
- New York State Association of Health Care Providers
- New York State Association of Homes & Services for the Aging (NYAHSA)
- New York State Association of Professional Land Surveyors
- New York State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section
- New York State Industries for the Disabled
- New York State Insurance Association
- New York State Rehabilitation Association
- New York State Job Service Employer Committees (Albany, Fulton/Montgomery, Schenectady, Rensselaer, Columbia & Greene Counties)
- New York State Society for Human Resource Management
- New York State Telecommunications Association, Inc.
- Northeast New York Health Care Human Resources Association
- Society for Human Resource Management
