- Listed in:
- New York Super Lawyers®, Upstate New York Rising Star, Employment and Labor, 2015-2016
- Onondaga County Bar Association
- Justinian Honorary Law Society
- Order of the Coif
- Editor-in-Chief, Syracuse Law Review
- Associate Editor, The Labor Lawyer
- An Interview with Kristen Smith, Labor and Municipal Law, Legally Bond Podcast, March 6, 2023
- HR Briefing: 2022 - A Year in Review, MACNY, January 10, 2023
- Breakfast Keynote Session: Legal Update, 2022 Annual All-Day Conference, CNY SHRM, June 2, 2022
- Are You Ready? NYS Paid Family Leave, Empire State Society of Association Executives, November 9, 2017
- Three Critical Issues for New York Employers, New York Association of Long Term Care Administrators, April 21, 2017
- What Employers Need to Know, Reagan Companies' Academy of Risk Management Seminar, 2017 Labor & Employment Law Update, March 2, 2017
- Labor & Employment Law Update: Navigating Change in 2017, CNY SHRM, January 26, 2017
- Other Employment Laws You Need to Know, National Business Institute, November 14, 2016
- Legal Issues Regarding Company Wellness Programs, Syracuse Media Group, Healthiest Employers of CNY, November 4, 2015
- The Fair Labor Standards Act: Understanding the Proposed Regulatory Changes, and Avoiding the Minefield of Wage & Hour Liability, CNY SHRM, October 8, 2015
- Ask the Experts, 2015 Conference, CNY SHRM, June 12, 2015
- Solving the Puzzle of Complex Accommodation Issues in the Evolving Workplace, Tompkins County SHRM , November 6, 2014
- Complex Issues in Accommodating a Diverse Workforce, Annual Conference, NYS SHRM, September 30, 2014
- Employment Law Basics for Supervisors, Managers & Business Owners, CNY SHRM, September 25, 2014
- Top Ten Employment Law Trends and Issues for 2014, Legal Update, CNY SHRM, January 22, 2014
- Identifying & Addressing Common Human Resource Management Pitfalls, Bond's Tenth Annual Best Practices for Nonprofits, January 16, 2014
- The NLRB’s New, Aggressive Focus on Non-Union Employers, SHRM, March 7, 2013
- Company news: Kristen E. Smith returns to Bond, Schoeneck & King, syracuse.com, April 20, 2022
- Quoted in “U.S. sues Estée Lauder for allegedly discriminating against new dads,” WBBH, August 31, 2017
- "Lawfully Managing an Aging Workforce," Manufacturing Matters, Summer 2017
- Quoted in “New York Employers Must Prepare for Paid-Family-Leave Program,” HR Today, May 22, 2017
- "New York’s Paid Family Leave Proposed Regulations: A Primer for Employers," Central New York Business Journal, April 3, 2017
- "Know the Law: Background Checks Continue to Trip Up Employers," HR Specialist, New York Employment Law, May 2014
- Kristen Smith and John Gaal, "Federal Agencies Extend Their Reach," New York Law Journal, January 22, 2013
- Board of Directors, Food Bank of Central New York
- Board of Trustees, Bishop Ludden Junior-Senior High School
- COVID Paid Leave Repeal, New Paid Prenatal Leave, Paid Breaks for Breastmilk Expression and More: Labor & Employment Law Proposals to Watch in Gov. Hochul’s Executive Budget Proposal
January 23, 2024 - The New York State Law Enforcement Misconduct Investigative Office: What Law Enforcement Agencies Need to Know
June 22, 2023 - New York Releases Final Revised Sexual Harassment Prevention Model Policy & Training
April 18, 2023 - New York Releases Revised Sexual Harassment Prevention Model Policy for Public Comment
January 23, 2023
- Notable Recent Decision Regarding Service and Support
November 22, 2023 - COVID-19 Leave – Do Employers Still Need to Grant It?
August 16, 2023 - Rights of Employees to Express Breast Milk
June 7, 2023 - Know the Legal Implications of Workplace Affinity Groups
April 12, 2023