Andrew D. Drilling

As a member of the Lippes Mathias Employment Practice Team, Andrew counsels private and public institutions on all matters involving local, state and federal employment laws.  His experience includes advising clients on compliance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act; the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act; the Fair Labor Standards Act; the New York Paid Family Leave Law; the New York Paid Sick Leave Law; the New York Human Rights Law and the New York Public Employees’ Fair Employment Act (Taylor Law).  Andrew also regularly advises employers on legal issues involving discrimination and retaliation, leave and accommodation requests, employment contract disputes, agency investigations, and collective class actions and arbitration matters.

When necessary, Andrew represents clients in litigated matters before administrative agencies and federal and state courts.  Andrew’s employment litigation experience includes representing employers in proceedings concerning harassment, discrimination, and retaliation, leave accommodations, minimum wage and overtime obligations, and employment contract disputes.

Andrew also has experience representing employers in connection with elections, hearings and other proceedings under the National Labor Relations Act and the Taylor law, and in negotiating union contracts.  He also routinely conducts investigations into allegations of employee wrongdoing, including discrimination and harassment, and conducts management-training seminars and presentations.