Labor and Employment

TREMITI LLC is a member of the Legal Referral Service’s panel of management employment lawyers of the New York City Bar Association.

TREMITI LLC actively represents its business clients before all representative State and Federal Agencies, including the National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the New York State Division of Human Rights, the New York City Commission of Human Rights and before all State and Federal Courts.

On behalf of its business clients, TREMITI LLC recently obtained a favorable decision in a sex (pregnancy) discrimination case before the New York State Division of Human Rights, and successfully defended a claim for contributions, interest and penalties before the New York State Workers Compensation Board. TREMITI LLC also obtained a favorable settlement of a Section 8(a)(1) and 8(a) (3) case (alleged interference and discrimination as a result of union activities) before the National Labor Relations Board.

TREMITI LLC currently represents another of its business clients in a sex (pregnancy) discrimination case before the New York City Commission of Human Rights, and is defending a business client in an ERISA withdrawal liability case pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

TREMITI LLC is presently advising a unionized manufacturer regarding closure of its facility and possible attendant unfair labor practice charges and ERISA withdrawal liability issues.

TREMITI LLC continues to assist its business clients with employee handbook preparation, with contractual and severance agreement matters and with both non-immigrant and immigrant visa petitions before the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service of the Department of Homeland Security.

General Legal Matters

Receiver, State of New York Supreme Court for Putnam County , 2004-2006.

Dispute Resolution

Roster of arbitrators: New York Stock Exchange, National Arbitration Forum, National Futures Association, National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), and Small Claims Court of the Civil Court of the City of New York. Hearing Officer, Third Step Grievances, New York City Office of Labor Relations, 2006.

Presentations and Publications

“Employment Law Basics: Theory and Practice – What Every Employer Should Know,” Webinar, National Cleaners Association, July 2006.

“Basics of Business Legal Structure,” New York City Business Solutions, New York City Department of Small Business Services (Volunteer Attorney), 2006.

“Employment Litigation Under Title VII: Racial Slurs in the Workplace – A Defense Perspective,” New York City Bar Association, December 2005.

Moderator, “Getting and Keeping Good Employees,” 2 nd Annual Law Practice Management Symposium, “Putting It All Together: Building a Successful Law Practice,” New York City Bar Association, November 2005.

“Hiring Your First Employee: Employment Law Basics for the Small Business Owner and Practitioner,” Small Law Firm Committee, New York City Bar Association, April 2005.

Mr. Tremiti was cited in an article discussing Continuing Legal Education for small law firm practitioners, New York Law Journal, November 1, 2004 .

“The Occupational Health and Safety Act of 1970: What Every HR Manager Needs to Know,” St. Joseph’s College, Patchogue, Long Island , September 2004.