Corbin Carter is a solution-oriented employment counselor and litigator who guides clients through all aspects of the employment lifecycle. Corbin advises businesses across a wide range of industries, including financial services, technology, life sciences, healthcare, and real estate, with clients ranging from startups to established multinational companies. Corbin’s practice covers everything from offering day-to-day employment advice to leading the management-side defense and prosecution of various employment-related claims at the trial and appellate level. In each situation, Corbin strives to understand his clients’ business needs and presents tailored, practical solutions. Chambers USA recognizes Corbin as having “a great knowledge of the law and superior analytic and communication skills."
Corbin works closely with executives, senior managers, and Human Resources professionals, counseling on myriad issues such as discrimination, harassment and retaliation, wage and hour, leaves and accommodations, performance management, hiring and retention, restrictive covenant issues, and other employment-related matters. As part of his practice, Corbin frequently drafts and revises employment policies and agreements to ensure multi-jurisdictional compliance and industry best practices, conducts workplace professionalism trainings for managers and employees, advises business clients on risk mitigation strategies, and serves as an employment specialist during corporate transactions. Corbin has also conducted numerous sensitive workplace investigations, including into allegations of sexual harassment and other complaints of workplace wrongdoing.
At Mintz, Corbin serves on the Steering Committee for Mintz Pride, a group dedicated to supporting LGBTQ attorneys and staff at the Firm and advocating for LGBTQ visibility and equality. Corbin also sits on the Firm’s Associate Committee, which acts as a liaison between Firm leadership and Associates. Corbin frequently writes and speaks on relevant employment law topics, and has served as the Associate Editor of Mintz’s award-winning employment blog.
Prior to joining Mintz, Corbin gained extensive experience as an Assistant Corporation Counsel within the New York City Law Department’s Labor and Employment Law Division, where he served as lead counsel for the City of New York, its agencies, and its management employees in a wide variety of employment-related litigation matters before federal and state courts. In that role, Corbin successfully briefed and argued dozens of dispositive motions and negotiated numerous favorable resolutions in cases involving claims under Title VII, the ADA, the ADEA, the FLSA, the FMLA, the First Amendment, the New York Labor Law, the NYS and NYC Human Rights Laws, various other federal, state, and local statutes, and common law claims.
Corbin’s additional legal experience includes fellowships and internships with the Office of Legal Counsel at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Boston Regional Solicitor’s Office of the U.S. Department of Labor, and the Massachusetts Office of the Inspector General. In law school, Corbin served as managing editor of the American Journal of Law & Medicine, as a director of the J. Newton Esdaile Appellate Moot Court Program, and as co-president of the Public Interest Project.
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NYC Proposes Rules in Advance of 2023 Automated Employment Decision Tools Law
November 4, 2022 | Blog | By Corbin Carter, Michelle Capezza, Evan Piercey
Effective January 1, 2023, New York City employers will be prohibited from using artificial intelligence in employment decision-making processes unless they take a number of specific and affirmative steps prior to doing so, including a bias audit of the tool. These requirements have emerged following the passage of New York City Local Law 144 in December 2021, which creates a specific regime employers must adhere to in order to utilize automated employment decision tools, which the City has referred to as “AEDTs”. Many questions emerged following the passage of Local Law 144 and in response to some of these inquiries, the City’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (“DCWP”) has proposed rules that provide some answers, expand upon Local Law 144, and regulate the use of AEDTs. Mintz attorneys Corbin Carter, Michelle Capezza and Evan Piercey analyze and discuss these proposed rules.
CDC Shifts Approach and Loosens COVID-19 Quarantine Recommendations, including for Most Workplaces
August 15, 2022 | Blog | By Corbin Carter, Michael Arnold
On August 11, 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) once again revised its public health recommendations regarding COVID-19 prevention measures in general community settings, including non-healthcare workplaces. In doing so, the CDC acknowledged that “COVID-19 is here to stay,” and seemed to shift its focus from viral containment to lessening the risk of severe illness and death associated with the virus. Chief among these changes is the CDC’s removal of its quarantine recommendation – individuals are no longer advised that they should quarantine following close contact exposure to COVID-19, regardless of their vaccination status, where they do not experience symptoms or test positive. Mintz attorneys Corbin Carter and Michael Arnold discuss these new revised recommendations and its impact on employers.
NYC Council Amends Salary Range Transparency Law; Delays Implementation Date
May 3, 2022 | Blog | By Michael Arnold, Corbin Carter, Danielle Dillon
The New York City Council has amended the New York City Salary Range Transparency Act. The Mayor has 30 days to sign the amended law. The Act amended the New York City Human Rights Law, creating an obligation on employers to disclose salary ranges in job advertisements for any position located in New York City.
EEOC (Again) Updates Religious Accommodation and Vaccine Mandate Guidance
March 14, 2022 | Blog | By Danielle Bereznay, Corbin Carter
Life-Changing Support Services Help Veterans Move Forward
February 28, 2022 | Article
Supreme Court Blocks OSHA Vaccine Rule for Large Employers
January 13, 2022 | Blog | By Michael Arnold, Corbin Carter
(Updated) A Comprehensive Breakdown of OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination Rule
January 12, 2022| Blog|
New York State Department of Health Issues Updated Interim COVID-19 Quarantine and Isolation Guidance
January 7, 2022 | Blog | By Evan Piercey, Corbin Carter, Michael Arnold
New York City Releases Private Employer Vaccine Executive Order
December 16, 2021 | Blog | By Evan Piercey, Corbin Carter, Michael Arnold
News & Press
Twenty-seven Mintz Attorneys Recognized as 2024 New York Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
October 28, 2024
Mintz is pleased to announce that 15 attorneys have been named New York Metro Super Lawyers and 12 attorneys have been named New York Metro Rising Stars by Super Lawyers for 2024.
Mintz announced today that 42 of its practices and 83 of its attorneys earned recognition in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA, a guide to the country’s leading law firms. Of those included in the guide, 18 attorneys and seven practice areas were awarded Chambers’ highest ranking, Band 1. The firm obtained new listings in three practice areas and 10 of its lawyers were recognized for the first time.
New York Governor Voices Concerns About Proposed Noncompete Ban
December 5, 2023
Legal Dive quoted a recent article written by Mintz attorneys Michael Arnold, Andrew Bernstein, Corbin Carter, and Evan Piercey in a story discussing New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s concerns surrounding a proposed noncompete ban.
Twenty-nine Mintz Attorneys Named to 2023 New York Metro Super Lawyers List
September 22, 2023
NEW YORK – Mintz is pleased to announce that 18 attorneys have been named New York Metro Super Lawyers and 11 attorneys have been named New York Metro Rising Stars by Super Lawyers for 2023.
Unanswered Questions In The Wake Of New York’s Proposed Non-Compete Ban: Where Does The Bill Leave Employers?
August 14, 2023
Member Andrew Bernstein and Associates Corbin Carter and Evan Piercey co-authored an article published by the New York Law Journal summarizing the proposed New York legislation on non-competes.
BOSTON –Mintz announced today that 39 of its practices and 81 of its attorneys earned recognition in the 2023 edition of Chambers USA, a guide to the country’s leading law firms.
Remote Work Pay Transparency Captured in Tweaks to New York Law
February 13, 2023
Bloomberg Law quoted Associate Corbin Carter on the planned revisions for New York's salary disclosure law, which will bring more clarity around the law's impact on ads for remote positions where the line manager is based in New York.
NYC’s New AI Hiring Law Won’t Be Enforced Until April
January 13, 2023
NYC Local Law 144 And The New Frontier Of Algorithmic Decision-Making In The Workplace: What Employers Need To Know As They Prepare For 2023 And Beyond
December 12, 2022
Mintz Of Counsel Michelle Capezza and Associates Evan Piercey and Corbin Carter co-authored an article published in the New York Law Journal which analyzes NYC Local Law 144, its impact on employers in New York City and their use of automated employment decision tools (AEDTs).
Some Employers Still Require COVID-19 Vaccines
November 8, 2022
Mintz's Corbin Carter spoke to SHRM regarding the estimation that a third of businesses still require employees to receive COVID-19 vaccinations.
5 Open Questions About New York's AI Discrimination Law
October 20, 2022
Mintz's Corbin Carter spoke to Law360 about a new set of rules in New York around the use of automated programs in recruiting and hiring.
Twenty-six Mintz Attorneys Recognized as 2022 New York Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
September 29, 2022
17 Mintz attorneys have been named New York Metro Super Lawyers and nine Mintz attorneys have been named New York Metro Rising Stars by Super Lawyers for 2022.
CDC Relaxes COVID Quarantine Guidelines
August 24, 2022
Should Employers Keep Preparing for the COVID-19 ETS?
November 16, 2021
No-Mask Mandates Come with Risks
June 8, 2021
How to Make Telecommuting Work During a Pandemic
March 24, 2020
Events & Speaking
Algorithmic Decision-Making in the Workplace (NYC): Ensuring Compliance and Enhancing Inclusiveness & Diversity in 2023
Mintz & Association of Corporate Counsel - New York Chapter
Recognition & Awards
Chambers USA: New York Labor & Employment, Associates to Watch (2021-2024)
New York Super Lawyers Rising Stars: Employment Litigation (2022 - 2024)
Involvement
- Board of Directors, University of Oklahoma LGBT Alumni Society
- Member, The National LGBTQ+ Bar Association