Jack Kealey

Associate

jkealey@garfunkelwild.com
516-393-2587

Biography
Insights

Biography

Jack Kealey joined Garfunkel Wild, P.C. in 2022. He is a member of the firm’s Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Practice Group, which represents clients in all phases of civil litigation before both state and federal courts, as well as alternative dispute resolution bodies.

Prior to joining the firm, Jack worked as an associate at a law firm in New York City, where he was as a member the litigation and dispute resolution practice group. Jack has helped secure favorable settlements for his clients in wrongful termination, employment discrimination, commercial, and trademark infringement matters.

During law school, Jack interned at the United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, where he helped draft decisions and legal memoranda.

Insights

August 13, 2024
ALERTS

Preparing for the FTC's Ban on Non-Competes

Many clients are asking whether the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ban has gone into effect and, if not, what the status is currently. As we reported previously, the FTC enacted a nationwide ban on most non-compete agreements, subject to certain narrow exceptions, that was anticipated to take effect on September 4, 2024. Since that time, however, multiple court challenges have been filed, testing the validity of the ban.

May 3, 2024
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New York Mandates Paid Prenatal Leave

When passing its final budget for the 2025 fiscal year, New York became the first state in the United States to require employers to provide their pregnant workers paid sick time for health care services, testing, or procedures that relate to their pregnancy.

February 12, 2024
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OSHA’s New Reporting Requirement for Certain Employers

As of January 1, 2024, employers with 100 or more employees in certain high-hazard industries, including some defined health care providers, must submit electronically to OSHA detailed information concerning workplace injuries and illnesses reported on their OSHA Form 300 Log and Form 301 Incident Report from the previous calendar year via OSHA’s new Injury Tracking Application.

March 13, 2023
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NLRB Prohibits Non-Disparagement and Confidentiality Clauses in Severance Agreements

On February 21, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued a decision that reversed its prior position and held that the inclusion of broad non-disparagement and confidentiality provisions in severance agreements is unlawful. This decision appears to apply equally to both union and non-union employees.

December 19, 2022
ALERTS

New Speak Out Act Takes Effect Immediately

On December 7, 2022, President Biden signed the Speak Out Act into law (the “Act”). The Act voids the enforceability of any predispute non-disclosure or non-disparagement clause that has the effect of prohibiting employees from talking about potential future instances of sexual harassment/assault in the workplace.

Additional speaking & writing

Preserving Fabled Amateurism: The Benefits of the NCAA’s Adoption of the Olympic Amateurism Model, 29 J. L. & Pol'y 325 (2020)

Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution

J.D., Brooklyn Law School, 2021, cum laude; Executive Articles and Symposia Editor, Journal of Law and Policy
B.A., University of Colorado at Boulder, 2017

New York

New York State Courts
U.S. District Court: Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court: Eastern District of New York

New York City Bar Association, Trademarks and Unfair Competition Committee