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Ellen M. Vega

Partner

Ellen Vega is a Partner focusing her practice on Labor and Employment Law and Education Law. She provides guidance to employers on all aspects of employment policies and practices. This includes employment contracts, collective bargaining agreements, employee disciplinary proceedings, investigations, and terminations.

 

Ms. Vega represents employers in collective bargaining and contract negotiations, as well as in grievance arbitrations and matters before the Public Employment Relations Board. She also represents employers before courts and administrative agencies in cases involving allegations of employment discrimination, wrongful termination, and other civil matters.

 

Ms. Vega earned her J.D. cum laude from Fordham University School of Law, where she was a Member of the Fordham Law Review. Before joining Ingerman Smith LLP, Ms. Vega worked in the Department of Labor Relations for the New York City Transit Authority, where she handled contract interpretation and disciplinary grievances filed by various unions.

AREAS OF PRACTICE
Education Law
Labor & Employment
Litigation

EDUCATION

  • Fordham University School of Law, J.D., cum laude

  • Queens College, B.A.

BAR ADMISSIONS

  • New York

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS: 

  • New York Bar Association

PUBLICATIONS

  • A management guide to collective bargaining: How to conduct a productive contract negotiation, New York State School Boards Association On Board, December 16, 2024

  • A management guide to collective bargaining: Five steps to prepare for negotiations, New York State School Boards Association On Board, November 25, 2024

PRESENTATIONS

  • “How School Districts Handle Bullying in Accordance with State and Federal Law,” Suffolk County Bar Association, October 15, 2025

  • “Title IX: A Return to the Past and Competing State Obligations,” NYSSBA 2025 Summer Law Conference, July 15, 2025

  • “Keeping the Faith: Practical Guidance for Religious Accommodations,” 2024 Annual School Law Conference, March 22, 2024

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T: (631) 261-8834

F: (631) 261-8851

150 Motor Parkway, Suite 400

Hauppauge, New York 11788

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