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Daniel Turinsky

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Work Department

Employment; Consumer Goods, Food and Retail; Media, Sport and Entertainment; Financial Services

Position

Partner

Career

Daniel Turinsky represents employers in litigation before federal and state courts, administrative agencies and arbitration panels.  His litigation experience encompasses a wide range of employment-related matters, including discrimination, harassment and retaliation claims; wage and hour class and collective actions; disputes involving the enforcement of employment contracts, confidentiality agreements and non-competition covenants; consumer class actions relating to employer pre-employment screening processes and tort claims arising out of the employment relationship, such as fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, tortious interference, intentional infliction of emotional distress and defamation.

Additionally, Daniel regularly counsels clients on a broad variety of subjects including disciplinary actions and terminations; employment, consulting and separation agreements; internal investigations of alleged workplace misconduct; background checks; disability accommodations and family leave; wage and hour issues; employment policies and practices; reductions in force; and litigation avoidance.

Daniel is a member of DLA Piper’s national Employment Editorial Board and an editor of The Labor Dish, DLA Piper’s employment blog highlighting legal issues important to US employers.

Education

J.D., George Washington University Law School; B.S., School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University