Tyler Hendry
Tyler advises clients on all aspects of employment law, in an advisory and litigious context, and in mergers and acquisitions.
Tyler has extensive experience representing corporate defendants before federal and state courts, administrative bodies, and in arbitration. He has successfully defended companies across a wide range of industries against wage claims, discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims (including financial whistleblower claims), and a variety of other claims arising from nearly every aspect of the employment relationship. He has successfully argued before federal and state appeal courts, acted for franchisees in landmark joint-employer litigation before the NLRB, and advised on cross-border mergers and acquisitions in the financial and energy sectors.
Tyler advises on best practices and litigation avoidance, including day-to-day compliance questions, providing customized trainings, conducting workplace investigations, and developing personnel policies that fit within a global workplace.
He has served on the Executive Committee for the New York State Bar Association and is an author of the New York Employment Law Handbook for the New York Law Journal.
Experience & capabilities
Selected matters
- the successful defense (before the New York State Appellate Division) of a sexual discrimination and hostile work environment claim on behalf of a financial sector client
- obtaining pre-discovery dismissal on behalf of a prominent New York City animal hospital charged with retaliation under the New York Labor Law
- successfully opposing an attempt to enjoin the sale of an automotive dealership in New York federal court
- advising and providing trainings for clients in a variety of sectors on workplace harassment protections, with a focus on New York State and New York City requirements
- the successful defense of many corporate defendants charged with discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation before the federal and state courts, the EEOC, the New York State Division of Human Rights, the New York City Commission on Human Rights, and the New York State Division of Labor Standards.
Background
Tyler received a B.A., summa cum laude, from Le Moyne College, and a J.D., magna cum laude, from the University at Buffalo School of Law.
Education
- J.D. , University at Buffalo, State University of New York, 2010
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