Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Labor & Employment; Workplace Policies and Handbooks; Employment Litigation; Workplace Counseling & Solutions; New Jersey Practice Group; Retail.

Mr. Seidman's practice primarily involves counseling clients on a broad spectrum of employment law issues, with an emphasis on nationwide paid leave and leave of absence matters. To date, Mr. Seidman has helped more than 350 companies navigate the constantly evolving patchwork of federal, state and local paid sick and family leave laws.

Mr. Seidman regularly provides advice and counseling to employers on a wide array of Human Resources topics and issues, including policy development and review, day-to-day HR matters, and complying with federal, state, and local employment law. As part of his counseling, Joshua assists employers of varying sizes, including Fortune 500 companies, and operational scope, including in the finance, technology, transportation, telecommunications, health care, hospitality, restaurant, and retail industries.

Mr. Seidman strategically and extensively advises employers on leave and absence management, most notably on nationwide compliance with federal, state, and local paid sick and family leave laws. Mr. Seidman takes a proactive approach to helping employers keep up with the ever-increasing amount of state and local paid leave regulations, develop and update internal paid leave policies, train managers, human resources, and benefits professionals, and institute best practices based on applicable legal and practical considerations and business objectives. He also has experience representing companies during state and municipal paid sick and family leave investigations and audits.

Mr. Seidman guides clients on how to comply with other significant leave, absence management and accommodation laws, including the Family and Medical Leave Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, state vacation time laws, flexible scheduling laws, and many other rules and regulations. Joshua is regarded for his vast knowledge in the leave and accommodation space, regularly speaking and publishing on this topic in terms of national considerations and strategies and state and local developments.

On the litigation side of his practice, Mr. Seidman defends clients during paid leave lawsuits and administrative charges, as well as single and multi-plaintiff litigation and wage-and-hour class and collective actions. Notably, Mr. Seidman defends management against discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims under federal, state, and city anti-discrimination laws, wage and hour claims under federal and state laws, and wrongful discharge and breach of contract claims. He also has experience with employment litigation before New York State administrative agencies, and disputes involving collective bargaining and grievance arbitration.

Mr. Seidman's strong litigation experience provides him with the unique ability to provide practical, sound business advice, while also helping clients position themselves to defend or avoid litigation altogether. Additionally, Mr. Seidman is a registered patent attorney, and prior to his legal career, spent time working for both a national laboratory and major regional newspaper.

Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP.

J.D., Hofstra University School of Law, cum laude (2013); B.S., Stony Brook University, cum laude (2010).