Darrell Gay represents management with respect to labour and employment issues. A practitioner with more than four decades’ experience, Darrell uses his wealth of experience and connections to assist his clients with traditional issues, employee relations issues, EEO matters, workforce planning and future-of-work developments.
Darrell focuses on helping clients proactively comply with national and local labour and employment laws, as well as the institution of management best practices to avoid operational problems. With the working world changing dramatically following the pandemic, and the ever-evolving use of technology and new approaches to workforce management, Darrell assists his clients with navigating the resulting legal and operational requirements. He has developed – and provides his clients’ management teams with – unique training on issues ranging from “Management Techniques – Enhancing Employee Performance”, “Conducting Internal Investigations”, “Navigating Leave Laws” and “Sexual Harassment Training”.
Darrell has led and conducted several internal investigations of senior-level executives, including several C-Suite matters, on behalf of his corporate clients – frequently being retained by the entities’ corporate boards of directors. He also uses his experience working with City, State and Federal Governments, and as a New York State Commissioner, in helping his clients navigate claims before governmental agencies.
Darrell has handled and managed significant cases involving single and multiple plaintiffs, single and multiple defendants, cases with allegations of serious continuing violations, matters involving issues of significant importance to the existence of the client, as well as high-profile media cases. The latter includes those that combine political, community and legal tentacles of concern. He also represents his clients in traditional matters at the bargaining table as chief negotiator, counsel on labour issues, as well as arbitrations and union relations issues.
He not only has experience before administrative agencies and Federal and State courts, but has additionally handled investigations conducted by the New York State Attorney General’s office.
Darrell is a frequent speaker at various bar conferences, and is politically active. During the course of his career, he has received a host of recognitions from an assortment of organisations.