Hospitality on the front line
Counsels and defends NYC restaurants, hotels, and hospitality groups facing Fair Workweek and wage & hour scrutiny.
Speaker · NYCFWW Roundtable
Glenn S. Grindlinger
Partner, Labor & Employment Law — Fox Rothschild LLP
Regional practice lead for Fox Rothschild's Labor & Employment Department in New York City. He defends hospitality operators inside the actual audits, wage & hour cases, and Fair Workweek matters that put them on the line.
Biography
Management-side defense, end-to-end.
Glenn represents management in the full spectrum of labor and employment law matters. He regularly defends clients in single-plaintiff cases and class actions involving Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and state wage & hour violations.
He litigates in federal and state courts, arbitration fora, and before government agencies in cases alleging breach of contract, restrictive covenants, and discrimination, harassment, and retaliation across protected categories. He also defends employers in labor disputes before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
His practice is also preventative. Glenn counsels clients on day-to-day employment, wage & hour, and labor relations matters, and on the employment-law issues that arise in mergers and acquisitions. He drafts and negotiates collective bargaining agreements, employment contracts, severance agreements, restrictive covenants, employee handbooks, and training materials — and regularly conducts wage & hour audits for Fortune 1000 companies, small businesses, and nonprofits.
Why he's in the room
He knows what investigators ask before they ask it.
Inside the audit
Has guided operators through DCWP audits, NLRB matters, and class-action wage & hour litigation.
Policy-aware
Testified before the NYC Department of Consumer Affairs on the Earned Sick Pay Act and writes regularly on emerging enforcement.
Credentials
On the record.
Education
- New York University School of Law (J.D., 1999)
- Cornell University (B.S., 1996)
- University of Sydney, Australia (Study Abroad, 1995)
Bar & Court Admissions
- New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- U.S. District Court, S.D.N.Y.
- U.S. District Court, E.D.N.Y.
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association
- Cornell ILR Alumni Association
Honors & Awards
- Super Lawyers — Employment & Labor, NY (2013–2023, 2025)
- Law360 Employment Editorial Advisory Board (2014)
- Super Lawyers Rising Stars (2012)
Hear Glenn live on June 24.
A closed-door, 90-minute working session for hospitality operators. Seats are extremely limited.
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