Susan Ritz

Order of the Coif; AV (preeminent) rated Martindale Hubbell. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America, 1995-present; New York Super Lawyers - Metro, 2006-present; Bar Register of Pre-Eminent Women Lawyers, 2011 (inaugural year)-present; Fellow, Member, Litigation Counsel of America. Recent Publications and Speaking Engagements: Practising Law Institute: Employment Discrimination Law & Litigation, June 2020, Co-Chair; “Workplace Leave and Accommodation Fundamentals,” Practising Law Institute: Understanding Employment Law, March 2020, Speaker; "Harmonizing the FMLA, ADA and New York Law: When Is An Employee Entitled To A Leave Of Absence And What Rules Apply To Reinstatement?” Practising Law Institute: Understanding Employment Law, March 2020, Speaker; Practising Law Institute: Employment Discrimination Law & Litigation, June 2019, Co-Chair; “Religious Accommodations in the Workplace,” American Bar Association 12th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, November 2018, Speaker; “Cases Relating to Hypothetical Scenarios for Religious Accommodations in the Workplace,” American Bar Association 12th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, November 2018, Author; “An Overview of Best Practices for Investigating, Preventing and Addressing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace,” Sexual Harassment & the Law, A Call to Action for Lawyers in the Era of #MeToo, June 2018, Speaker; “Issues in Internal Investigations,” co-authored with Jonathan Ben-Asher, Sexual Harassment & the Law, A Call to Action for Lawyers in the Era of #MeToo, June 2018, Author; Practising Law Institute: Employment Discrimination Law & Litigation, June 2018, Co-Chair; “Leaves of Absence & Reasonable Accommodations,” The 4th Annual Employment Law Institute, New York City Bar Association, March 2018, Speaker; Artificial Intelligence, Robots and What this Means for the American Work Force, Semi-Annual Dinner Meeting of the Second Circuit of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, November 2017, Panelist; “New Protections For Whistleblowers At Non-Profits,” Practising Law Institute: Employment Discrimination Law & Litigation, June 2017, Author; "Ethical Considerations – Knotty Issues in Employment Discrimination Cases,” Practising Law Institute: Employment Discrimination Law & Litigation, June 2017, Speaker