Seth Weiss Email & Phone Number

Brooklyn, New York

Hauppauge, New York 11788

Legislative aide and legal counsel to the Minority Leader. Responsible for managing all aspects of constituent issues and outreach projects such as shepherding constituent grant requests through the legislative process and handling constituent inquiries and issues of all variety. Maintain constituent tracking system and database, while overseeing staffers.

Labor Counsel and advisor to the Nassau County Clerk. Assisted County Clerk with administration and management of Office and addressed all legal issues that arose. Responsible for all personnel and human resources decisions, including recruiting and hiring process, disciplining and terminating employees. Developed, revised and implemented policies and.

Acted as chief counsel and deputy to the Director of Office of Labor Relations for entire Nassau County Government. Handled PERB proceedings, including drafting answers, attending conferences and hearings. Responsible for overseeing the daily operations of office, including supervision and training of staff, scheduling of arbitrations and grievance.

Represented the County for the purposes of dealing with collective bargaining unit leaders for seven Unions. Directly responsible for negotiating settlements, contracts, and ensuring smooth day-to-day labor relations. Ensured consistent application of collective bargaining agreement provisions. Investigated and resolved labor disputes and management.

Represented Nassau County in labor and employment matters. Reconstituted and handled all the functions of the Office of Labor Relations. Counseled departments on compliance with ADA, FMLA, Taylor Law, Title VII and New York Human Rights. Defended County in S.D.H.R., E.E.O.C. and Article 75 and 78 actions. Attended hearings, conferences, wrote position.

Represented major labor union in all aspects of labor law. Litigated arbitrations on a daily basis, including meetings and settlement negotiations. Wrote briefs and argued motions, including enforcement of arbitration awards. Handled NLRB issues. Supervised attorneys in landlord/ tenant cases. Second-chaired and managed the preparation of First Amendment.

Jd, Labor Law

Activities and Societies: Hofstra University School of Law Labor and Employment Law Journal

Ba, History, Political Science, Philosophy, Religion