Recognized by Lawdragon as one of the 500 Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers, John advises employers on the full spectrum of labor and employment issues, helping them maintain legal compliance while fostering employee engagement and enhancing workplace productivity.
With more than 25 years of experience across diverse industries, John delivers practical, business‑focused guidance that balances legal best practices with each client’s operational realities. His work includes:
Preventative counseling on federal and state employment laws, including wage and hour issues, EEO compliance, leaves of absence and reasonable accommodations, performance management, corrective actions, and terminations.
Representing employers in administrative proceedings before the EEOC, the New York State Division of Human Rights, the NLRB, and federal and state departments of labor.
Negotiating and drafting employment-related agreements, such as employment, retention, confidentiality, nonsolicitation, noncompetition and severance agreements.
Delivering training programs for executives, board members, managers, and employees on subjects such as harassment prevention, wage and hour compliance, performance management, disciplinary practices, recruiting and hiring, reasonable accommodations, and issues involving social media, technology, and workplace privacy.
Developing and reviewing personnel policies, procedures, and employee handbooks.
Conducting workplace investigations into harassment and other EEO concerns, ethics violations, and allegations of employee misconduct.
Advising organizations through business transitions, including mergers, acquisitions, and workforce reductions.
John is known for his practical judgment, proactive approach, and commitment to helping employers build compliant, productive, and positive workplaces.
John M. Bagyi and James Holahan, "What Employees Don't Know Hurts Everyone," New York Law Journal Special Report, March 9, 2014
John M. Bagyi and W.S Becker, "The Civil Rights Act of 1991," Human Resources Encyclopedia, Pfeiffer, 2011
"Preventing Harassment," Security Management, January 2009
"Legal Q&A," CRHRA Newsletter, 2001-2004
"Employee handbooks: a tool to avoid employer liability," Professional Insurance Agents Magazine, June 2004
John M. Bagyi and Peter A. Jones, "Blowing the Whistle: Dealing with Sarbanes Oxley and Beyond," HR Review, New York State Society for Human Resource Management, Spring/Summer 2004
"Union Organizing - what you need to know now, Tools for the Trade," New York State Association of Health Care Providers, May/June 2004
John M. Bagyi and Peter A. 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
"Employee Handbooks Have Become A Necessary Tool For Employers," Capital District Business Review, July 5, 2002
"New Union Election Law Affects Some Employers," The Human Resource Line, The Business Council of New York State, February 2002
John M. Bagyi and Louis P. 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)
"Board of Education of Kiryas Joel v. Grumet: Misconstruing the Status Quo as a Neutral Baseline," 60 Albany Law Review 543, 1996
"Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick: The Court of Appeals' Voice of Compassion," 59 Albany Law Review 1913, 1996
Recognized by Lawdragon as one of the 500 Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers, John advises employers on the full spectrum of labor and employment issues, helping them maintain legal compliance while fostering employee engagement and enhancing workplace productivity.
With more than 25 years of experience across diverse industries, John delivers practical, business‑focused guidance that balances legal best practices with each client’s operational realities. His work includes:
Recognized by Lawdragon as one of the 500 Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers, John advises employers on the full spectrum of labor and employment issues, helping them maintain legal compliance while fostering employee engagement and enhancing workplace productivity.
With more than 25 years of experience across diverse industries, John delivers practical, business‑focused guidance that balances legal best practices with each client’s operational realities. His work includes:
Preventative counseling on federal and state employment laws, including wage and hour issues, EEO compliance, leaves of absence and reasonable accommodations, performance management, corrective actions, and terminations.
Representing employers in administrative proceedings before the EEOC, the New York State Division of Human Rights, the NLRB, and federal and state departments of labor.
Negotiating and drafting employment-related agreements, such as employment, retention, confidentiality, nonsolicitation, noncompetition and severance agreements.
Delivering training programs for executives, board members, managers, and employees on subjects such as harassment prevention, wage and hour compliance, performance management, disciplinary practices, recruiting and hiring, reasonable accommodations, and issues involving social media, technology, and workplace privacy.
Developing and reviewing personnel policies, procedures, and employee handbooks.
Conducting workplace investigations into harassment and other EEO concerns, ethics violations, and allegations of employee misconduct.
Advising organizations through business transitions, including mergers, acquisitions, and workforce reductions.
John is known for his practical judgment, proactive approach, and commitment to helping employers build compliant, productive, and positive workplaces.
John M. Bagyi and James Holahan, "What Employees Don't Know Hurts Everyone," New York Law Journal Special Report, March 9, 2014
John M. Bagyi and W.S Becker, "The Civil Rights Act of 1991," Human Resources Encyclopedia, Pfeiffer, 2011
"Preventing Harassment," Security Management, January 2009
"Legal Q&A," CRHRA Newsletter, 2001-2004
"Employee handbooks: a tool to avoid employer liability," Professional Insurance Agents Magazine, June 2004
John M. Bagyi and Peter A. Jones, "Blowing the Whistle: Dealing with Sarbanes Oxley and Beyond," HR Review, New York State Society for Human Resource Management, Spring/Summer 2004
"Union Organizing - what you need to know now, Tools for the Trade," New York State Association of Health Care Providers, May/June 2004
John M. Bagyi and Peter A. 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
"Employee Handbooks Have Become A Necessary Tool For Employers," Capital District Business Review, July 5, 2002
"New Union Election Law Affects Some Employers," The Human Resource Line, The Business Council of New York State, February 2002
John M. Bagyi and Louis P. 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)
"Board of Education of Kiryas Joel v. Grumet: Misconstruing the Status Quo as a Neutral Baseline," 60 Albany Law Review 543, 1996
"Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick: The Court of Appeals' Voice of Compassion," 59 Albany Law Review 1913, 1996
