Sarah Fucci

Sarah Fucci advises employers on a wide range of labor and employment matters, including litigation, traditional labor relations, and workplace counseling. She represents clients across diverse industries, including hospitality, healthcare, nonprofit, real estate, and education. She works with organizations of all sizes—from startups and small businesses to large, established companies.

Sarah has extensive experience handling collective bargaining negotiations and representing employers in arbitration and before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). She defends clients in employment litigation in both federal and state courts and before administrative agencies, including the EEOC, the New York State Division of Human Rights, NYC Commission on Human Rights, the U.S. DOL, the New York DOL, and the New York Industrial Board of Appeals.

Her practice also includes reviewing policies, procedures, and other relevant information in connection with investigations and counseling. Sarah conducts internal investigations involving employee misconduct, sexual harassment, discrimination, and Title IX issues. She reviews employment policies, practices, and other workplace records and regularly advises on compliant employment decisions, including hiring, promotions, discipline, and terminations. Sarah also handles employment agreement disputes, including restrictive covenants, non-compete provisions, and breach of contract claims, and counsels clients on complex co-employment questions under the New York Professional Employer Act.

Sarah provides strategic advice on workplace compliance, including reviewing and drafting employee handbooks, remote work and return-to-office policies, leave policies, separation agreements, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. She also advises on compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws, including the WARN Act, FMLA, FLSA, NLRA, Title VII, Title IX, the ADA, and related New York statutes.

In collaboration with corporate colleagues, Sarah conducts labor and employment due diligence in connection with mergers, acquisitions, and other business transactions.

• Successfully second chaired negotiations on behalf of a major NYC hospital for an initial collective bargaining agreement with 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East for a bargaining unit of over 1,200 healthcare workers covered under the union’s multi-employer agreement with the League of Voluntary Hospitals and Nursing Homes, successfully obtaining favorable terms specific to the hospital.
• Successfully second chaired a multi-month hearing before Region 2 of the NLRB on behalf of a major NYC healthcare system and its affiliated medical school involving unionizing efforts of 4,500+ students, post-doctoral fellows, and professional research staff across two employers, leading to a withdrawal of the union’s petition.
• Successfully second chaired collective bargaining negotiations on behalf of a major NYC hospital with a mixed bargaining unit of healthcare professionals and nurses represented by Brookhaven Memorial Federation of Nurses and Healthcare Professionals, part of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and NYSUT.
• Successfully avoided a strike of over 1,000 nurses represented by United Federation of Teachers (UFT) at a major NYC hospital as second chair during collective bargaining negotiations while obtaining favorable terms for the client.
• Obtained dismissal of FMLA interference and ADA discrimination claims against a major New York healthcare system and subsequently obtained voluntary dismissal of all claims (Marshall v. Westchester Medical Center Health Network et al).
• Successfully mediated claims brought under New York’s Child Victims Act (CVA) against a private educational institution, and successfully obtained voluntary dismissal of claims for general negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligent infliction of emotional distress, civil battery, and civil assault prior to mediation (Jane Doe whose initials are L.V. et al v. David Oei et al).
• Conducted labor due diligence in connection with a total asset sale and advised client-buyer on potential labor implications and obligations for unionized workforce.
• Advised a Jewish private school serving individuals with disabilities on policies for compliance with anti-discrimination laws covering gender identity and gender expression.
• Investigated claims of employee misconduct for New York City private schools and employers.

Sarah holds a J.D. from New York Law School, where she was a member of the Dean’s Leadership Council and the Executive Notes & Comments Editor of the school’s Law Review. Before joining Broadfield, she practiced at Venable LLP, an AM Law 100 firm, where she was a member of the firm’s Litigation Division in the Labor & Employment practice group. She has provided insights on various legal topics, including the evolving landscape of AI tools in employment decisions, having contributed articles to publications such as the Employee Relations Law Journal.