Eric J. Felsberg

Eric J. Felsberg is a Principal in the Long Island, New York, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. and the National Director of the firm's Data Analytics group.

As the National Director of the firm's Data Analytics group, Mr. Felsberg leads a team of multi-disciplinary lawyers, statisticians, data scientists, and analysts with decades of experience managing the interplay of data analytics and the law. Under Mr. Felsberg’s leadership, the Data Analytics group applies proprietary algorithms and state-of-the-art modeling techniques to help employers evaluate risk and drive legal strategy. In addition to other services, the team offers talent analytics for recruitment, workforce management and equity and policy assessments through predictive modeling, partners with employers in the design of data-driven solutions that comply with applicable workplace law, manages and synthesizes large data sets from myriad sources into analyzable formats, provides compliance assessment and litigation support services including damage calculations, risk assessments, and selection decision analyses, and offers strategic labor relations assistance including determination of long term costs of collective bargaining agreements, review of compliance with collectively bargained compensation plans and assessment of the efficacy of training programs. The Data Analytics group designs its service delivery models to maximize the protections afforded by the attorney-client and other privileges.

Mr. Felsberg also provides training and daily counsel to employers in various industries on day-to-day employment issues and the range of federal, state, and local affirmative action compliance obligations. Mr. Felsberg works closely with employers to prepare affirmative action plans for submission to the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) during which he analyzes and investigates personnel selection and compensation systems. Mr. Felsberg has successfully represented employers during OFCCP compliance reviews, OFCCP individual complaint investigations, and in matters involving OFCCP claims of class-based discrimination. He regularly evaluates and counsels employers regarding compensation systems both proactively as well as in response to complaints and enforcement actions.

Mr. Felsberg is an accomplished and recognized speaker on issues of workplace analytics and affirmative action compliance.

While at Hofstra University School of Law, Mr. Felsberg served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal.

Honors and Recognitions

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

Published Works

• Creating a Beck Statute: Recent Congressional Attempts and a Proposal for the Future, Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal 15.1 (Fall 1997) [Author]

Speeches

•“Expanding the Legal Analytics Footprint,” Legalweek (New York, NY, February 2020) (co-presenter)
•“Using Machine and Deep Learning in Hiring: Ethical, Legal, and Practical Concerns,” Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference (National Harbor, MD, April 2019) (presenter)
•“A Lawyer, an Employer and a Data Scientist Walk into a ...,” Predictive Analytics World (Las Vegas, NV, June 2019) (presenter)
•“Meet the New Business Partner That is Changing the Way Employers Conduct Business,” New York State SHRM (Albany, NY, September 2018) (presenter)

Eric J. Felsberg In the News

The Best Lawyers in America 2020 Honors Jackson Lewis Attorneys

August 15, 2019 • Jackson Lewis

Eric J. Felsberg of Jackson Lewis is Named to the National Law Journal’s List of Technology Law Trailblazers

June 6, 2019 • Jackson Lewis

Eric Felsberg is Spotlighted as a Trailblazer in Technology Law

June 1, 2019 • The National Law Journal

Eric J. Felsberg Publications

newsletter

Class Action Trends Report Winter 2020

March 16, 2020

article

EEOC Launches Office of Enterprise Data and Analytics

December 26, 2018

Webinars

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Accelerating Your Pay Equity Efforts: What Auto Industry Employers Need to Know Now

2 - 3:00 PM EST
Archived

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What a Long Strange Trip It’s Been... A Look Back at OFCCP in 2018 and What to Expect in 2019

2 - 3:00 PM EST
Archived

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How to Set Competitive Starting Salaries While Navigating the Minefield of Pay Equity Laws

2 - 3:15 PM EST
Archived

Eric J. Felsberg Blog Posts

Data Intelligence Reporter

Analytics at Large: COVID-19 Data vs. HR Data - What’s the Difference?

April 23, 2020
Data Intelligence Reporter

Class Action Trends Report Winter 2020 - Data Analytics

March 19, 2020
Data Intelligence Reporter

EEOC Launches Office of Enterprise Data and Analytics

December 26, 2018