Overview
Attorney Eric Emanuelson helps employers of all sizes navigate the complexities of U.S. employment law, with an eye toward minimizing risk and achieving optimal workplace outcomes.
Eric provides employers with practical, business-oriented guidance to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local requirements on such matters as pay transparency, recruitment, hiring, discipline, termination, leaves of absence, wage and hour issues, and workplace accommodations.
In addition to day-to-day employment counseling, Eric assists clients with employee and management training, internal investigations, and employment litigation defense. He also conducts employment-related due diligence for corporate transactions, helping companies identify potential risks and develop strategies to protect deal value and facilitate smooth post-closing integration.
Prior to joining Epstein Becker Green, Eric served as a Legislative Aide to Connecticut State Senator Edward Meyer, where he developed a strong understanding of how new laws are developed and applied.
Experience
- Prepared new employee handbooks for a group of pharmacies operating in more than six states.
- Prepared paid time off and sick leave policies for an international chain of retail stores expanding to more than nine locations across the United States.
- Prepared a suite of separation agreement templates to support a reduction-in-force exercise conducted by a large employer operating in all 50 states.
- Conducted legal due diligence reviews regarding employment-related issues to support acquisitions of multistate employers by individual companies and private equity firms.
- Counseled a large insurance company operating in all 50 states through its transition from a traditional paid time off program (i.e., separate banks of vacation, sick leave, and personal leave) to an unlimited, flexible time off program.
- Provided summaries of key employment laws, leave and time off requirements, and new hire notice and workplace posting requirements for employers expanding to new states.
Recognition
- The Best Lawyers in America©: “Ones to Watch” in Labor and Employment Law – Management (2024-2026), Litigation – Labor and Employment (2026)
Credentials
Education
- American University, Washington College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2019)
- Senior Articles Editor – Recent Developments, Administrative Law Review
- Emory University (B.A., 2011)
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- New York
Focus Areas
Services
Industries
Trending Issues
Events
Past Events
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Insights
Insights
- BlogsMore Changes Ahead? Virginia May Expand Noncompete Restrictions in July 20266 minute read
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New York City Council to Mayor: Not So Fast!—Overrides Pay Equity Vetoes
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- PublicationsReminder for New Jersey Employers: Review Employment Law Updates and Poster Requirements for 202418 minute read
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- BlogsWashington, D.C. Scales Back Ban on Non-Competes6 minute read
- BlogsWashington, D.C. Scales Back Ban on Non-Competes6 minute read
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