Aaron Warshaw

Aaron served as defense counsel in the following representative New York cases:

Discrimination

• Plaintiff v. Insurer – Plaintiff alleged disability and age discrimination. Obtained summary judgment from the Eastern District of New York.
• Plaintiff v. Commercial Bank Corporation – Plaintiff alleged disability discrimination and retaliatory termination. Obtained summary judgment from the Southern District of New York.
• Plaintiff v. Radio Broadcaster – Plaintiff alleged age discrimination and breach of contract. As counsel for individual corporate defendants, obtained dismissal on the pleadings. Dismissal affirmed by First Department of New York Appellate Division, with leave to appeal to the Court of Appeals denied.
• Plaintiff v. Call Center Employer – Plaintiffs and their union brought alleged class action for violation of Title VII based upon purported discriminatory hiring practices. Obtained dismissal of lawsuit at the pleadings stage. The decision was affirmed on appeal to the Second Circuit.
• Plaintiff v. Retail Company – Plaintiff alleged disability discrimination. Obtained dismissal on the pleadings. The decision was affirmed on appeal to the Second Circuit.
• Plaintiff v. Retail Company – Plaintiff alleged discrimination, discrimination, and hostile work environment on the basis of her race. Obtained dismissal of all claims at summary judgment.
• Plaintiff v. Insurance Brokerage Company – Plaintiff alleged discrimination based on race and national origin, and failure to accommodate disability. Obtained dismissal on the pleadings with leave to replead. Settled on favorable terms following decision.
• Handled extensive pre-litigation mediations and settlement negotiations.

Restrictive Covenants and Business Disputes

• Plaintiff v. Insurance Brokerage Company – Plaintiff company alleged that defendant and its employee violated restrictive covenants. Helped obtain summary judgment for defendants. The decision was affirmed on appeal to the Second Circuit.
• Insurance Brokerage Company v. Defendant – Successfully obtained temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against former employees. Settled on favorable terms following entry of injunction.
• Veterinary Service Company v. Defendant – Brought action against former employee for breach of restrictive covenants. Following motion practice, settled on favorable terms.
• Plaintiff v. International Shipping Company – Successfully opposed application seeking temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction. Settled on favorable terms following denial of injunction.
• Retail Employer v. former COO – Brought action against former COO for alleged fraud and other acts. Following discovery, settled on favorable terms.
• Restaurant v. Restaurant – Served as Court-appointed Special Master in trademark dispute. Report and Recommendation was adopted as modified by the Eastern District of New York, and decision was affirmed on appeal to the Second Circuit.
• Regularly advise on enforceability of restrictive covenants under New York law.

Wage and Hour

• Plaintiffs v. Fire Inspection Company – Plaintiffs alleged class violations of the FLSA. Obtained partial summary judgment based upon company’s use of the fluctuating work week method of paying wages. After successfully opposing plaintiffs’ application for interlocutory appeal to the Second Circuit, settled on favorable terms.
• Plaintiff v. IT Services Company – Plaintiff alleged failure to pay unpaid bonus. As lead counsel, obtained favorable decision following evidentiary hearing before arbitrator.
• Handled numerous U.S. Department of Labor and New York Department of Labor investigations and audits.

Title III ADA

• Plaintiff v. Restaurant Franchisee – Plaintiff alleged violation of Title III of the ADA due to alleged access barriers at restaurant. As lead counsel, successfully argued that claims were moot due to modifications. Opposed Plaintiff’s application seeking over $300,000 in fees and costs, with Court reducing award to approximately $45,000.
• Defended claims asserting architectural barriers to access and website accessibility.

Education

• J.D., cum laude, Brooklyn Law School, 2007
• B.A., Wayne State University, 2001

Admission to Practice

• New York
• U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of New York
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit

• Director, Brooklyn Law School Board of Directors
• Adjunct Instructor of Legal Writing, Brooklyn Law School (2009 to 2012)

• Ogletree Deakins Podcast – “NYC Fast-Food Law: Understanding New Worker Protections” – February 4, 2021
• European-American Chamber of Commerce Webinar – “Will Return to Work Take Us Back or to the Future?” – July 16, 2020
• JAMS Resolution Center – “Navigating the Hiring Minefield: Developments in NY Employment Law, Litigation Trends & the Role of ADR” – New York – November 4, 2019
• Ogletree Deakins Webinar – “New Protections, New Requirements, New Challenges: What Employers Need to Know About Changes in New York State’s Antidiscrimination Laws” – October 2, 2019
• Ogletree Deakins Workplace Strategies Seminar – “Headline News – Key Developments Impacting Employers” – Las Vegas – May 2, 2019
• Managing a Workforce in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut – “Recent Developments in the Tristate Area” – New York – April 4, 2019
• Ogletree Deakins Workplace Strategies Seminar – “Skeletons in the Closet and Second Chances: Background Check Update” – Phoenix – May 10, 2018

• November 14, 2019 – SHRM Online – “New York Issues Updated Guidance on New Anti-Discrimination Laws”
• October 10, 2018 – SHRM Online – “New York Issues Final Guidance on Sexual-Harassment Policies”
• November 29, 2017 – SHRM Online – “New York Issues Draft Regulations Restricting Call-In Pay Practices”
• June 21, 2017 – Law360 – “What To Know About New NYC ‘Fair Workweek’ Laws”
• December 31, 2014 – Ogletree Deakins Publication – “Reminder: New York’s Minimum Wage Is Increasing to $8.75 Per Hour on December 31, 2014”
• December 31, 2014 – Ogletree Deakins Publication – “A Late Holiday Present from Governor Cuomo: Annual New York Wage Theft Prevention Act Notices Are Not Required Beginning in 2015”
• October 2014 – Ogletree Deakins Publication – “New York’s Voting Leave Law and Posting Requirements for the Mid-Term Election”
• June 30, 2014 – Ogletree Deakins Publication – “New York Legislature Repeals Annual Wage Theft Prevention Act Requirement”
• June 30, 2014 – Ogletree Deakins Publication – “New York Legislature Passes Medical Marihuana Law”
• June 30, 2014 – Ogletree Deakins Publication – “Rochester, New York Adopts “Ban the Box” Criminal Background Check Law”
• April 30, 2014 – Ogletree Deakins Publication – “New York Bankruptcy Court Strikes Defenses to Federal and State WARN Acts”
• February 27, 2014 – Ogletree Deakins Publication – “New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio Unveils His First State of the City Address and Budget”
• February 18, 2014 – SHRM.org – “New York: Proposed Changes to New York City Sick Leave Act Announced”
• January 31, 2014 – Ogletree Deakins Publication – “New York City’s New Administration Announces Proposed Changes to Impending Sick Leave Act”
• December 30, 2013 – Ogletree Deakins Publication – “Reminder: New York Wage Theft Prevention Act Requires Annual Notices to All Employees Between January 1, 2014 and February 1, 2014”
• November 1, 2013 – Ogletree Deakins Publication – “A Reminder About New York’s Voting Leave Law and Posting Requirements for the Off-Year Election”
• November 1, 2013 – Ogletree Deakins Publication – “New York City and State Human Rights Laws Do Not Apply to Unpaid Interns”
• November 1, 2013 – Ogletree Deakins Publication – “New York County Lawyers’ Association Issues Ethics Opinion Restricting Attorneys from Claiming Dodd-Frank Bounties”
• October 9, 2013 – Ogletree Deakins Publication – “New York State Department of Labor Guidelines for Permissible Wage Deductions Are Effective October 9, 2013”
• October 9, 2013 – Practical Law Company – “Ogletree Deakins: New York State Department of Labor Guidelines for Permissible Wage Deductions Are Effective October 9, 2013”
• September 30, 2013 – Ogletree Deakins Publication – “New York City Council Expands Protection Against Pregnancy Discrimination”
• September 30, 2013 – Ogletree Deakins Publication – “Second Circuit Dismisses Improper Deductions Class Action Suit Under CAFA and Holds That Liquidated Damages Under New York Labor Law Do Not Apply Retroactively”
• August 30, 2013 – Ogletree Deakins Publication – “NLRB Did Not Err in Categorically Barring NLRA Back Pay for Undocumented Workers, Second Circuit Holds”
• June 28, 2013 – Ogletree Deakins Publication – “New York Department of Labor Issues Proposed Guidance for Permissible Wage Deductions”
• June 28, 2013 – Ogletree Deakins Publication – “Second Circuit Reaffirms that Private Prevailing Wage Claims Are Barred by Davis-Bacon Act”
• June 28, 2013 – Ogletree Deakins Publication – “New York City Council Passes Paid Medical Leave Effective April 2014”
• June 28, 2013 – Ogletree Deakins Publication – “Southern District Continues Trend to Find Internship Programs Run Afoul of Wage and Hour Laws”
• June 28, 2013 – Ogletree Deakins Publication – “Reminder: “Unemployment” Status Is a Protected Category Under New York City Human Rights Law Effective June 11, 2013”
• March 20, 2013 – Ogletree Deakins Publication – “New York City Council Overrides Mayor Bloomberg’s Veto and Passes Law Prohibiting “Unemployment” Discrimination”
• February 28, 2013 – Ogletree Deakins Publication – “New York City Council Passes Bill Prohibiting “Unemployment” Discrimination; Mayor Bloomberg Indicated Intention to Veto Bill”
• February 28, 2013 – Ogletree Deakins Publication – “Eastern District Concludes that ERISA Preempts Negligent Misrepresentation Claim”
• February 28, 2013 – Ogletree Deakins Publication – “Third Department Affirms Unemployment Insurance Appeal’s Board Finding of No Misconduct Due to Unintentional Internet Usage”
• February 28, 2013 – Ogletree Deakins Publication – “Settlement of Equal Pay Act Claims by Female Workers Does Not Provide Complete Defense Against a Later Suit by Male Workers for Resulting Unequal Pay”
• January 29, 2013 – Ogletree Deakins Publication – “Reminder: New York Wage Theft Prevention Act Requires Annual Notices for All Employees by February 1, 2013”
• January 29, 2013 – Ogletree Deakins Publication – “Governor Cuomo Proposes Increased Minimum Wage and Significant Changes to New York’s Employment Law in State of the State Address”
• January 29, 2013 – Ogletree Deakins Publication – “E.D.N.Y. Rules That Private Postings on Social Media Relating to Plaintiff’s Mental State Are Fair Game for Discovery”
• January 29, 2013 – Ogletree Deakins Publication – “Employer’s Requirement That Unpaid Interns Receive College Credit Was Not an Unlawful Deduction from Wages Under New York Labor Law”
• January 29, 2013 – Ogletree Deakins Publication – “New York Court Holds That Extended Leave of Absence May Be a Reasonable Accommodation Under New York City Human Rights Law”
• January 29, 2013 – Ogletree Deakins Publication – “First Department Appellate Court Reinforces Liberal Standard for Hostile Work Environment Claims Under the New York City Human Rights Law”
• November 26, 2012 – SHRM.org – “Trial Court Erred in Denying Injunction to Bar Harasser from Store”
• October 16, 2012 – Ogletree Deakins Publication – “It’s Election Time! A Reminder Regarding New York’s Voting Leave Law”
• September 20, 2012 – Ogletree Deakins Publication – “Governor Cuomo Signs Law Loosening Strict Interpretation of Unlawful Deductions from Wages”
• August 3, 2012 – SHRM.org – “Continuing Violations Theory Does Not Apply to Promotions”

• October 21, 2024 – Law360 – “Ogletree Shareholder Who Went In-House ‘Returning Home'”
• September 10, 2021 – Law360 – “What’s On The Wage And Hour Menu For Restaurants”
• June 21, 2021 – SHRM Online – “Law Prohibiting At-Will Employment at NYC Fast-Food Restaurants Challenged”
• April 6, 2021 – Law360 – “NY Cannabis Law Primes Industry For Union Organizing”
• January 19, 2021 – SHRM Online – “At-Will Employment Challenged by New NYC Ordinance”
• February 21, 2020 – Law360 – “California Private AG Law: Coming To A State Near You?”
• December 13, 2018 – Law360 – “New Philly Fair Workweek Law May Face Court Fight”
• October 30, 2018 – SHRM Online – “Employers Should Defend Civility as the Midterm Elections Near”
• April 2, 2018 – WFMY News – “2 Talkers: Should It Be Illegal For Employers to Contact You Outside of Work?”
• January 10, 2018 – SHRM Online – “Employers: Are Your Labor Law Posters Up to Date?”
• December 5, 2017 – SHRM Online – “DOL Announces Proposed Rule to Expand FLSA Tip Sharing”
• June 15, 2017 – SHRM Online – “New York City Fast-Food and Retail Employers Must Note New Scheduling Laws”
• April 13, 2017 – SHRM Online – “Save Old Labor Law Posters, Display New Ones”

• Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® (2022)
• New York Metro Super Lawyers (2019-2021); Rising Star (2014 – 2018)
• Brooklyn Law School (2007): Editor-in-Chief, Brooklyn Journal of International Law; Moot Court Honor Society; Law Student Legal Ethics Award, New York State Bar Association