Talia represents and counsels clients on various employment matters before federal and state courts and administrative agencies. Her practice covers a wide array of employment matters, including employee handbooks and company policies, employment and separation agreements, restrictive covenant issues, leaves and accommodations, and discrimination, harassment, and retaliation investigations and litigation.
While earning her JD, Talia worked in employee relations at a biopharmaceutical company where she investigated allegations of workplace misconduct. She also interned for an investment adviser firm, assisting on a range of internal employment matters, including updating employee handbooks and other internal employment documents, and creating and leading company-wide trainings on restrictive covenants, workplace harassment, and compliance issues.
In law school, Talia served as a student attorney for the Compassionate Release and Parole Practicum, director of community events and operations chair of the school’s Public Interest Law Foundation, and president of the Law Students Association. Upon graduation, she was named a public interest designation fellow for her pro bono service.
viewpoints
Chicago Employers Must Now Provide Sick Leave and PTO to Employees
December 21, 2023 | Blog | By Corbin Carter, Michael Arnold, Talia Weseley
Year in Review: Laws Impacting Employee Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation, and Non-Disclosure Agreements – What to Know, What to Do and What to Expect in 2024
December 19, 2023 | Blog | By Geri Haight, Talia Weseley
New York State Enacts Changes to Employment-Related Confidentiality Provisions
December 14, 2023 | Blog | By Michael Arnold, Corbin Carter, Evan Piercey, Talia Weseley
2023 New York Employment Law Roundup
December 14, 2023 | Blog | By Michael Arnold, Corbin Carter, Evan Piercey, Talia Weseley
New York Widens its Employee Intellectual Property Protections
October 19, 2023 | Blog | By Geri Haight, Evan Piercey, Talia Weseley
New York City Issues Amended Safe and Sick Time Regulations
October 12, 2023 | Blog | By Corbin Carter, Michael Arnold, Talia Weseley
In 2020, New York City amended its paid sick leave law, named the Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (“ESSTA”), to better align with New York State’s Paid Sick Leave law. Following these amendments, the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) published updated notices and FAQ documents, but stopped short of publishing formal updates to the corresponding ESSTA Rules – until now.
Publications
Co-author, "Contract Corner," The Licensing Journal (November-December 2023).
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