Eric W. Ruden
Associate
Duane Morris LLP
1540 Broadway
New York, NY 10036-4086
USA
Phone: +1 212 471 1893
Fax: +1 212 202 5077
Email: ERuden@duanemorris.com

Eric W. Ruden practices in the area of employment and labor law. Mr. Ruden has represented management in all types of labor and employment matters, including FLSA collective actions; discrimination lawsuits; wage-and-hour audits; grievance arbitrations; unfair labor practice charges; employee disciplines; and interest arbitrations.

Mr. Ruden is a 2008 graduate of Boston University School of Law, where he was a member of the International Law Journal, and a graduate, with honors, of Rutgers University.

Areas of Practice

• Employment and Labor Law

Admissions

• New York
• New Jersey
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
• U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Education

• Boston University School of Law, J.D., 2008
  - International Law Journal
• Rutgers University, B.A., with honors, 2005

Experience

• Duane Morris LLP
  - Associate, 2012-present
• Genova Burns Giantomasi & Webster
  - Associate, 2008-2012

Selected Publications

• Author, "New York Court of Appeals Clarifies Tip-Sharing Rules in Starbucks Case," Duane Morris Alert, July 2, 2013
• Co-author, "New York DOL Releases Proposed Wage Deduction Regulations," Duane Morris Alert, May 30, 2013
• Author, "New York City Enacts Law Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Unemployment Status," Duane Morris Alert, March 28, 2013
• Author, "NLRB Decisions Continue to Proscribe Social Media and Other Policies If They Could Arguably Be Construed to Limit Protected Concerted Activity," Duane Morris Alert, October 19, 2012
• Author, "New York Legislature Expands Permissible Wage Deductions," Duane Morris Alert, August 28, 2012