Ira M. Saxe
Overview
Ira Saxe draws on decades of experience, in both government and private sector roles, to advise business mangers on strategies to keep their companies thriving. He handles a wide range of management-side labor and employment issues, including litigation defense in federal and state courts, provides counsel on risk assessment, and designs workplace policies and employment letters, agreements, and other documents to help clients meet their goals.
Career & Education
- Fordham University School of Law, J.D.
- Cornell University, M.I.L.R.
- State University of New York at Albany, B.A.
- New York
- Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
Professional Activities and Memberships
- Member of the American Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association
- New York City Bar Association
Ira Saxe has been a trusted business partner and advisor since I first met him in 2004. Not only has he been able to provide value added legal counsel on myriad employment law topics, Ira has been able to garner the trust of the companies where I have worked. Ira and his team have always proven to be a valued resource.
— Longstanding Client
Ira's Insights
Client Alert | 5 min read | 07.25.24
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) is now batting .500 in its effort to defend its rule banning most employee non-compete agreements. On July 23, 2024, Judge Kelley Hodge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania denied the request for a preliminary injunction to block that rule from going into effect pending a full trial. This decision is at odds with the decision issued earlier this month by Judge Ada Brown of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, which found that the FTC had exceeded its statutory authority and issued a limited preliminary injunction that prevented the rule from becoming effective as to the plaintiffs in that case.
Client Alert | 6 min read | 07.08.24
Client Alert | 2 min read | 05.09.24
Client Alert | 2 min read | 04.03.24
NYC Employers Required to Post and Distribute Newly Issued Workers’ Bill of Rights
Representative Matters
- Denial of two California state-wide class certification motions (covering thousands of hourly employees), one seeking compensation for time spent at the workplace prior to their scheduled start time and the other challenging protective vest practices.
- Summary judgment in California State Court on claims of wrongful termination in violation of public policy, breach of implied contract, defamation, and unfair business practices.
- Summary judgment in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida defeating FLSA collective action overtime compensation claims covering mixed fleet drivers, based on the federal Motor Carrier Act exemption.
- Reversal by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia of a decision by the NLRB that the client violated its duty to bargain in good faith by unilaterally imposing, after impasse, a work assignment provision under the Management Rights provision of its final offer.
- Summary judgment in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York defeating race discrimination and retaliation claims.
- Voluntary dismissal with prejudice, without any payment, following threatened sanctions motion, of a New Jersey Superior Court action alleging race and national origin discrimination; defamation; negligent hiring, training, and retention; malicious prosecution; and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
Ira's Insights
Client Alert | 5 min read | 07.25.24
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) is now batting .500 in its effort to defend its rule banning most employee non-compete agreements. On July 23, 2024, Judge Kelley Hodge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania denied the request for a preliminary injunction to block that rule from going into effect pending a full trial. This decision is at odds with the decision issued earlier this month by Judge Ada Brown of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, which found that the FTC had exceeded its statutory authority and issued a limited preliminary injunction that prevented the rule from becoming effective as to the plaintiffs in that case.
Client Alert | 6 min read | 07.08.24
Client Alert | 2 min read | 05.09.24
Client Alert | 2 min read | 04.03.24
NYC Employers Required to Post and Distribute Newly Issued Workers’ Bill of Rights
Insights
Revisit Independent Contractor Classifications
|11.01.07
Society for Human Resource Management's Legal Report
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01.31.08
BNA's Daily Labor Report, No. 20, ISSN 1522-5968
Thomson Reuters Names 16 Crowell Lawyers as “Stand-out Lawyers”
|03.07.23
Ira's Insights
Client Alert | 5 min read | 07.25.24
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) is now batting .500 in its effort to defend its rule banning most employee non-compete agreements. On July 23, 2024, Judge Kelley Hodge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania denied the request for a preliminary injunction to block that rule from going into effect pending a full trial. This decision is at odds with the decision issued earlier this month by Judge Ada Brown of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, which found that the FTC had exceeded its statutory authority and issued a limited preliminary injunction that prevented the rule from becoming effective as to the plaintiffs in that case.
Client Alert | 6 min read | 07.08.24
Client Alert | 2 min read | 05.09.24
Client Alert | 2 min read | 04.03.24
NYC Employers Required to Post and Distribute Newly Issued Workers’ Bill of Rights
