Terri M. Solomon has more than 30 years of experience practicing employment and labor law and regularly handles:

• Employment and labor relations issues
• Compliance with federal and state employment laws
• Discrimination and other employment-related litigation and administrative proceedings
• Complex reductions-in-force and business restructurings
• Employment contracts and separation agreements
• Workplace violence prevention
• Family and Medical Leave Act and other leaves of absence
• Disability accommodation
• Collective bargaining
• Labor arbitration
• Compliance with the National Labor Relations Act
• Mediation and other alternative dispute resolution
• Training in a wide variety of topics including harassment avoidance, FMLA and ADA compliance, workplace violence prevention, conducting investigations, performance management and supervisory skills, and social media
• Employment policies and employee handbooks
• Labor and employment issues arising in corporate mergers, acquisitions and other transactions

Given the significant costs of litigation, Terri is an avid proponent of long-term business planning, management training, state-of-the-art policies and, where unavoidable conflicts do arise, alternative dispute resolution. A substantial portion of her practice involves counseling employers on ways to avoid litigation related to difficult business decisions, such as:

• Terminating long-term employees
• Planning reductions-in-force
• Responding to sexual harassment complaints

Additionally, Terri regularly conducts training on topics such as preventing workplace violence, avoiding workplace harassment and becoming a more effective manager. She led the team that trained thousands of employees of an international investment bank pursuant to a consent decree arising out of the EEOC's largest settlement of a sex discrimination and glass ceiling class action against a major financial institution. She also designed the training program, which was approved by the EEOC and a court monitor, and personally conducted domestic and international training.

Terri represents both non-union and unionized employers, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small businesses and not-for-profit institutions in:

• Healthcare
• Finance and banking
• Retail
• Media
• Insurance
• Manufacturing

Terri is a frequent lecturer on employment and labor law and is the author of articles on various employment-related topics. She is the co-founder of Littler Mendelson's New York office. Terri is a core member of four of Littler's Practice Groups: Leave and Disability Accommodation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Corporate Compliance and Ethics; and Business Restructuring. She is also a member of the firm's Women's Leadership Initiative.

PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS

• Member, Labor and Employment Law Section - New York State Bar Association
• Member, Labor and Employment Law Section - New York City Bar Association
• Member, Labor and Employment Law Section - American Bar Association
• Member, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee - New York State Bar Association
• Volunteer mediator - Southern District of New York
• Officer, Law Alumni Society Board of Managers - University of Pennsylvania
• Former chair, Personnel Committee - Temple Shaaray Tefila

RECOGNITION

• Named, International Who's Who of Management Labour and Employment Lawyers - Who's Who Legal, 2013
• Named, International Who's Who of Business Lawyers - Who's Who Legal, 2014
• Named, The Best Lawyers in America, 2012 and 2013
• Named, Who's Who in American Law, 2008-2013
• Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
• Named, Super Lawyers - Metro, New York, 2006-2013
• Awarded, Martindale-Hubbell AV® Peer Review Rating