Amanda Baker
Member
Office: (212) 324-1715
Mobile: (310) 709-8705
Email: abaker@fglawllc.com
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+ Education
Emory University School of Law, JD, with Honors, Class of 2014
• Executive Managing Editor of the Emory Law Journal
• ABA/BNA Award for Excellence in Labor and Employment Law
Emory University, Candler School of Theology, MTS, Class of 2014
Grinnell College, BA, with Honors, Class of 2008
+ Bar and Court Admissions
• New York
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
BIO
Amanda is committed to helping clients navigate complex
compliance issues that arise during the course of the employment relationship, from
recruiting through separation. Amanda advises employers in a wide variety of industries, including in the non-profit,
health care, and financial services sectors.
Amanda routinely provides practical and
strategic advice to employers on labor and employment issues such as background checks,
employee terminations and discipline, performance management, leaves of absence,
reasonable accommodations, wage and hour issues, remote work arrangements, worker
classifications, compliance with the National Labor Relations Act, and managing
internal investigations. Amanda also closely monitors developments in federal, state,
and local employment law and counsels clients on maintaining compliance in a constantly
evolving legal landscape.
Amanda drafts and revises employment documents such as employee handbooks and policies,
offer documents, and separation agreements to ensure compliance with federal, state, and
local law, as well as best practices. Amanda frequently provides anti-harassment training
to employees and supervisors and has trained human resource professionals on developing
areas of the law. Amanda has conducted internal investigations when employers receive
complaints of discrimination and harassment, and has experience representing employers
in state and federal court, administrative agencies, mediations, and arbitrations.
Prior to joining Florentino & Grimshaw LLC, Amanda worked at Collazo, Florentino
& Keil LLP, a boutique labor and employment firm, practicing management-side labor and
employment law.