Lori D. Bauer

Biography

Lori D. Bauer is the Office Managing Principal of the New York City, New York, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. Since joining the firm in 1988, she has devoted her time exclusively to counseling management in a wide variety of employment matters and litigating employment claims before administrative agencies and state and federal courts.

Ms. Bauer’s litigation practice includes the defense of employers in single and multi plaintiff actions in state and federal court on claims of discrimination, sexual harassment, breach of contract, retaliation, and violation of whistle-blower protections, wage/hour laws, family medical leave laws, wrongful discharge and related tort claims. She also has argued appeals before federal circuit and state appellate courts.

In her counseling practice, Ms. Bauer regularly advises employers on issues such as best practice employment policies, disability management, reductions in force, privacy in the workplace, terminations, restrictive covenants, executive hiring and separations and performance management. In addition, Ms. Bauer frequently conducts management training for employers on a wide variety of employment law topics, including, EEO/anti-harassment, FMLA, ADA and privacy issues.

Published Works

• "Telecommuting Trade Offs: Freedom and the Law," Business Law Today 11.4 (March/April 2002)