Stacey Schwaber is an experienced employment and labor attorney who advises employers on a wide range of employment law issues, with a focus on workplace policies, compliance, and preventive counseling. Drawing on two decades of employment law experience, she helps employers navigate complex federal, state, and local requirements and develop policies and documents designed to promote compliance and reduce legal risk.
A significant part of Stacey’s practice focuses on drafting and reviewing employee handbooks and workplace policies, including for employers operating across multiple states and local jurisdictions. She regularly analyzes the interplay among various laws and advises on complex leave requirements, including sick and safe leave, family and medical leave, and other statutory and employer-provided leave programs. Stacey also drafts and reviews employment agreements, offer letters, restrictive covenant agreements, severance and release agreements, and other employment-related documents. Her approach emphasizes practical solutions tailored to each client’s particular business needs and objectives.
Stacey counsels employers on a broad range of workplace issues, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, employee misconduct and discipline, wage and hour compliance, reasonable accommodations, independent contractor issues, government contractor requirements, restrictive covenants, labor relations, and best practices to reduce the risk of litigation. She also develops training programs for managers and employees on harassment prevention, workplace conduct, employee discipline, and other employment law topics.
Stacey brings substantial litigation and administrative agency experience to her counseling and compliance practice. She has represented employers in employment disputes before federal and state trial and appellate courts and administrative agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the National Labor Relations Board.
Prior to joining the Firm, Stacey clerked for the Office of the General Counsel of the United States Peace Corps, where her work focused on equal employment opportunity matters.
