Daniel J. Jacobs

Daniel J. Jacobs is a Principal in the New York City, New York, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. He assists both unionized and union-free employers with a full range of labor and employee relations matters.

Mr. Jacobs regularly advises clients on compliance with the myriad of federal, state, and local employment laws, including the FMLA, FLSA, WARN, state/local wage hour, sick leave laws and related requirements, as well as new legal developments impacting labor and employment policies and practices.

Mr. Jacobs also assists clients in numerous industries with new hire documents and onboarding processes, the development and maintenance of personnel policies, reorganizations and reductions-in-force, purchase/sale transactions, sexual harassment and other workplace conduct rules, wrongful discharge, and other workplace requirements and related litigation.

With respect to traditional labor matters, Mr. Jacobs advises and represents clients in collective bargaining negotiations, contingency planning, labor disputes, managing a unionized workforce, grievances and arbitration proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board, and in state and federal courts.

Honors and Recognitions

•Lawyer’s Alliance for New York, Cornerstone Award for Outstanding Pro Bono Legal Services to Non-Profits (2011)

Daniel J. Jacobs In the News

Richard Greenberg, Daniel Jacobs and John Snyder Author “Election Day Is Coming. What Are Your Obligations as an Employer?”

October 30, 2019 • SHRM

Jonathan Bing, Richard Greenberg, Daniel Jacobs and James Ansorge Author Mayor Signs Law Adding Safe Time to NYC Earned Sick Time

November 14, 2017 • SHRM

Jonathan Bing, Richard Greenberg, Daniel Jacobs and James Ansorge Author New York City Council Expands Earned Sick Time Law to Include Safe Time

October 24, 2017 • SHRM

Daniel J. Jacobs Publications

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New York Budget Includes Changes to State Employment Laws

April 16, 2020

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New York City Issues Guidance Clarifying New Independent Contractor Protections under Human Rights Law

February 13, 2020

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Compliance with Changing State and Local Laws is Nonstop

January 17, 2020

Daniel J. Jacobs Blog Posts

Disability, Leave & Health Management

Election Day is Coming - What are Your Obligations as an Employer?

October 25, 2019
Disability, Leave & Health Management

‘Safe Time’ Amendments to New York City Paid Sick Leave Effective May 5, 2018

May 7, 2018