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Adam is a litigation attorney in the firm's labor and employment practice with extensive experience representing individuals, corporations, insurance companies and professionals in a variety of litigation matters.
Adam has an intimate knowledge of all aspects of federal and state court litigation and has guided clients through every stage of the litigation process. Adam also has significant trial experience and has obtained favorable jury verdicts for his clients in both federal and state courts. In 2018, Adam obtained an $825,000 jury verdict for his client in Oneida County Supreme Court.
Adam currently focuses his practice on representing employers in litigation matters involving discrimination, harassment, and retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), the New York Human Rights Law (“NYHRL”) and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”). In addition to representing his employer clients in federal and state court, Adam has successfully defended employers against employment discrimination and retaliation claims in the New York State Division of Human Rights and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Honors & Affiliations
Listed in:
Upstate New York Super Lawyers ®, Employment Litigation: Defense, 2022Martindale Hubbell® AV Preeminent Rated
The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 (2015)
40 Under Forty, CNY Business Journal , 2020
Order of the Coif
Justinian Honorary Law Society
New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers
Onondaga County Bar Association
Northern District of New York Federal Court Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
American Association for Justice
Representative Publications
Quoted, "1,000s of Unvaccinated NY Docs, Nurses Face Firing After Court Ruling. Others Might Get ‘Escape Hatch' ," syracuse.com, September 15, 2021
Are COVID Vaccine Mandates Legal? So far, the Answer is ‘Yes,’ FingerLakes1.com, July 30, 2021COVID Vaccine Mandates Clear Key Legal Hurdle , Rochester Beacon , July 29, 2021Quoted in "Can Work Require a Coronavirus Vaccine? Can You be Fired for Refusing? ," syracuse.com, December 29, 2020
Quoted in "NY’s Latest Coronavirus Rules for Travel From Other States Will be Tough to Enforce ," syracuse.com, November 16, 2020
Quoted in "Wedding Receptions in NY: Ruling Serves up a Buffet of Confusion ," syracuse.com, August 12, 2020
Quoted in "NY Travel Quarantine Order Creates Confusion for Businesses, Workers ," syracuse.com, July 9, 2020
Quoted in "4 Challenges Small Businesses Face now That Much of Central NY has Reopened ," syracuse.com, July 4, 2020
Quoted in "As Central NY Reopens, Small Businesses Innovate (and Worry) in ‘Aftermath of the Storm’ ," syracuse.com, June 30, 2020
Quoted in "Coronavirus Liability Waivers: What to Consider Before Asking Employees, Customers to Sign ," syracuse.com, June 25, 2020
"Does The Fourth Amendment Protect Cordless Telephone Communications, And If So, When?," 56 Syracuse L. Rev. 459-479 (2006).
Representative Presentations
An Interview with Adam Mastroleo, Labor and Employment , Legally Bond Podcast, October 25, 2021Employment Law Considerations: Vaccines, Paid Leave & More, CenterState CEO, May 26, 2021
What Every Public Employer Needs to Know About COVID Vaccines in the Workplace, National PELRA, April 14, 2021
Managing in Year 2 of a Pandemic - Vaccine-Related Issues in the Workplace, Chemung County Chamber of Commerce, February 16, 2021
What Every Public Employer Needs to Know About COVID Vaccines and the Workplace, NYCOM, January 22, 2021
Employers Reopening for Business , Chambers and Partners Employment Series, October 21, 2020New York Guidance on Reopening Higher Education, Bond Webinar, June 26, 2020
Phase IV Reopening – Higher Education Guidance, Bond Webinar, June 23, 2020
Reopening Update – Where are We Now?, Bond Webinar, June 16, 2020
COVID-19 and the Road to Recovery, Bond Webinar, June 14, 2020
Returning to Work After the Pause: Understanding the New Guidance for Phase III Businesses and other Reopening FAQs, Bond Webinar, June 12, 2020
Phase II Guidance, Bond Webinar, June 1, 2020
Phase I Reopening and Anticipated Issues in Phase II, Bond Webinar, May 26, 2020
Returning to Work After the Pause, Bond Webinar, May 15, 2020 (Part 1); May 18, 2020 (Part 2)
COVID-19 and the Road to Recovery Webinar, Chemung Chamber of Commerce, May 14, 2020
Reopening Update – The Latest on the Reopening Plans, Bond Webinar, May 5, 2020
COVID-19 Workplace Safety Plans, Bond Webinar, May 1, 2020
Returning to Work After the Pause: Planning and Preparedness Starting Now, Bond Webinar, April 24, 2020
Reopening Issues – Planning and Preparedness, Bond Webinar, April 21, 2020
How to Lay a Foundation to Get your Evidence Introduced, National Business Institute CLE, 2018
Auto Injury Litigation From Start To Finish, National Business Institute CLE, 2015
Articles
Appellate Division Stays Invalidation of Healthcare Vaccine Mandate
Update Regarding New York’s Healthcare Vaccine Mandate
COVID-19 Legal Check-Up: Where Are We Now?
New York’s Healthcare Vaccine Mandate Comes Under Fire . . . Again
DOL Proposes New Rule For Independent Contractor Classification
NYDOL Clarifies Face Covering Requirements Under NY HERO Act
New York Department of Health Issues New Mask Mandate
Religious Exemptions May be Considered for Now – Federal Court Grants Preliminary Injunction on State Healthcare Vaccine Mandate
NY HERO ACT “FAQs”
Department of Justice Issues Opinion on the Legality of COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates
New York Clarifies that Employees Can Utilize Existing Paid Sick Leave If They Experience Side Effects from the COVID-19 Vaccine
New York Officially Lifts Travel Quarantine Requirement for Domestic Travelers
Monthly Feature: Get to Know... Adam P. Mastroleo
New York Forward: New Guidance Issued Impacting Reopening Industries and All Essential Businesses
Returning to Work After the Pause: Reopening Considerations for New York Employers
Planning Now for Reopening the Workplace – An Outline of Considerations for Employers
Videos
The Latest on New York State’s Vaccine Requirement for Healthcare Workers
Do Health Care Workers in New York State Still Need COVID Vaccines?
Workplace Posters Must Be Delivered Electronically, Too
A COVID Refresher for Employers Before Winter
Employers Must Keep HERO Act Safety Plans in Place
Do New Yorkers Need to Mask in Indoor Spaces?
DOH Provides New Guidance on Isolation and Quarantine
Paying for COVID Leave For Unvaccinated, Infected Workers
Can Employers Legally Require COVID-19 Vaccination?
What Employers Need to Know About the American Rescue Plan Act
Conflicting Guidance on Who Needs to Quarantine After Travel
Understanding New York’s Updated Quarantine Rules
Understanding Guidance on Travel, Leave and Returning to Work
Addressing the Travel Quarantine and Holiday Restrictions as Employers
Reopening New York — Preparing for Increased Enforcement of COVID-19 Safety Measures
Reopening New York — Handling Employees Who Want to Stay Home with Their Children
Reopening New York — Employee Accommodations and Phase Four Higher Education Guidance
Reopening New York — Fielding Questions about Employer Liabilities
Profile
Adam is a litigation attorney in the firm's labor and employment practice with extensive experience representing individuals, corporations, insurance companies and professionals in a variety of litigation matters.
Adam has an intimate knowledge of all aspects of federal and state court litigation and has guided clients through every stage of the litigation process. Adam also has significant trial experience and has obtained favorable jury verdicts for his clients in both federal and state courts. In 2018, Adam obtained an $825,000 jury verdict for his client in Oneida County Supreme Court.
Adam is a litigation attorney in the firm's labor and employment practice with extensive experience representing individuals, corporations, insurance companies and professionals in a variety of litigation matters.
Adam has an intimate knowledge of all aspects of federal and state court litigation and has guided clients through every stage of the litigation process. Adam also has significant trial experience and has obtained favorable jury verdicts for his clients in both federal and state courts. In 2018, Adam obtained an $825,000 jury verdict for his client in Oneida County Supreme Court.
Adam currently focuses his practice on representing employers in litigation matters involving discrimination, harassment, and retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), the New York Human Rights Law (“NYHRL”) and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”). In addition to representing his employer clients in federal and state court, Adam has successfully defended employers against employment discrimination and retaliation claims in the New York State Division of Human Rights and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
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Honors & Affiliations
Listed in:
Upstate New York Super Lawyers ®, Employment Litigation: Defense, 2022Martindale Hubbell® AV Preeminent Rated
The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 (2015)
40 Under Forty, CNY Business Journal , 2020
Order of the Coif
Justinian Honorary Law Society
New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers
Onondaga County Bar Association
Northern District of New York Federal Court Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
American Association for Justice
Representative Publications
Quoted, "1,000s of Unvaccinated NY Docs, Nurses Face Firing After Court Ruling. Others Might Get ‘Escape Hatch' ," syracuse.com, September 15, 2021
Are COVID Vaccine Mandates Legal? So far, the Answer is ‘Yes,’ FingerLakes1.com, July 30, 2021COVID Vaccine Mandates Clear Key Legal Hurdle , Rochester Beacon , July 29, 2021Quoted in "Can Work Require a Coronavirus Vaccine? Can You be Fired for Refusing? ," syracuse.com, December 29, 2020
Quoted in "NY’s Latest Coronavirus Rules for Travel From Other States Will be Tough to Enforce ," syracuse.com, November 16, 2020
Quoted in "Wedding Receptions in NY: Ruling Serves up a Buffet of Confusion ," syracuse.com, August 12, 2020
Quoted in "NY Travel Quarantine Order Creates Confusion for Businesses, Workers ," syracuse.com, July 9, 2020
Quoted in "4 Challenges Small Businesses Face now That Much of Central NY has Reopened ," syracuse.com, July 4, 2020
Quoted in "As Central NY Reopens, Small Businesses Innovate (and Worry) in ‘Aftermath of the Storm’ ," syracuse.com, June 30, 2020
Quoted in "Coronavirus Liability Waivers: What to Consider Before Asking Employees, Customers to Sign ," syracuse.com, June 25, 2020
"Does The Fourth Amendment Protect Cordless Telephone Communications, And If So, When?," 56 Syracuse L. Rev. 459-479 (2006).
Representative Presentations
An Interview with Adam Mastroleo, Labor and Employment , Legally Bond Podcast, October 25, 2021Employment Law Considerations: Vaccines, Paid Leave & More, CenterState CEO, May 26, 2021
What Every Public Employer Needs to Know About COVID Vaccines in the Workplace, National PELRA, April 14, 2021
Managing in Year 2 of a Pandemic - Vaccine-Related Issues in the Workplace, Chemung County Chamber of Commerce, February 16, 2021
What Every Public Employer Needs to Know About COVID Vaccines and the Workplace, NYCOM, January 22, 2021
Employers Reopening for Business , Chambers and Partners Employment Series, October 21, 2020New York Guidance on Reopening Higher Education, Bond Webinar, June 26, 2020
Phase IV Reopening – Higher Education Guidance, Bond Webinar, June 23, 2020
Reopening Update – Where are We Now?, Bond Webinar, June 16, 2020
COVID-19 and the Road to Recovery, Bond Webinar, June 14, 2020
Returning to Work After the Pause: Understanding the New Guidance for Phase III Businesses and other Reopening FAQs, Bond Webinar, June 12, 2020
Phase II Guidance, Bond Webinar, June 1, 2020
Phase I Reopening and Anticipated Issues in Phase II, Bond Webinar, May 26, 2020
Returning to Work After the Pause, Bond Webinar, May 15, 2020 (Part 1); May 18, 2020 (Part 2)
COVID-19 and the Road to Recovery Webinar, Chemung Chamber of Commerce, May 14, 2020
Reopening Update – The Latest on the Reopening Plans, Bond Webinar, May 5, 2020
COVID-19 Workplace Safety Plans, Bond Webinar, May 1, 2020
Returning to Work After the Pause: Planning and Preparedness Starting Now, Bond Webinar, April 24, 2020
Reopening Issues – Planning and Preparedness, Bond Webinar, April 21, 2020
How to Lay a Foundation to Get your Evidence Introduced, National Business Institute CLE, 2018
Auto Injury Litigation From Start To Finish, National Business Institute CLE, 2015
Articles
Appellate Division Stays Invalidation of Healthcare Vaccine Mandate
Update Regarding New York’s Healthcare Vaccine Mandate
COVID-19 Legal Check-Up: Where Are We Now?
New York’s Healthcare Vaccine Mandate Comes Under Fire . . . Again
DOL Proposes New Rule For Independent Contractor Classification
NYDOL Clarifies Face Covering Requirements Under NY HERO Act
New York Department of Health Issues New Mask Mandate
Religious Exemptions May be Considered for Now – Federal Court Grants Preliminary Injunction on State Healthcare Vaccine Mandate
NY HERO ACT “FAQs”
Department of Justice Issues Opinion on the Legality of COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates
New York Clarifies that Employees Can Utilize Existing Paid Sick Leave If They Experience Side Effects from the COVID-19 Vaccine
New York Officially Lifts Travel Quarantine Requirement for Domestic Travelers
Monthly Feature: Get to Know... Adam P. Mastroleo
New York Forward: New Guidance Issued Impacting Reopening Industries and All Essential Businesses
Returning to Work After the Pause: Reopening Considerations for New York Employers
Planning Now for Reopening the Workplace – An Outline of Considerations for Employers
Videos
The Latest on New York State’s Vaccine Requirement for Healthcare Workers
Do Health Care Workers in New York State Still Need COVID Vaccines?
Workplace Posters Must Be Delivered Electronically, Too
A COVID Refresher for Employers Before Winter
Employers Must Keep HERO Act Safety Plans in Place
Do New Yorkers Need to Mask in Indoor Spaces?
DOH Provides New Guidance on Isolation and Quarantine
Paying for COVID Leave For Unvaccinated, Infected Workers
Can Employers Legally Require COVID-19 Vaccination?
What Employers Need to Know About the American Rescue Plan Act
Conflicting Guidance on Who Needs to Quarantine After Travel
Understanding New York’s Updated Quarantine Rules
Understanding Guidance on Travel, Leave and Returning to Work
Addressing the Travel Quarantine and Holiday Restrictions as Employers
Reopening New York — Preparing for Increased Enforcement of COVID-19 Safety Measures
Reopening New York — Handling Employees Who Want to Stay Home with Their Children
Reopening New York — Employee Accommodations and Phase Four Higher Education Guidance
Reopening New York — Fielding Questions about Employer Liabilities
