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Maria Caceres-Boneau

Maria Cáceres-Boneau is a partner and a member of the Labor, Employment, and Workplace Safety practice. Prior to joining the firm, Maria was a partner at an international law firm where she focused her practice counseling employers on the laws governing the workplace to mitigate risk, litigating employment disputes, providing employee trainings, investigating matters, drafting agreements and workplace policies, and advising on business acquisitions. She has represented companies of all sizes, from startups to household names, across a broad array of industries, including technology, financial services, real estate, retail, fashion and health care. Maria has successfully defended employers and managers against claims of discrimination, harassment, wrongful discharge, breach of contract, and wage and hour violations. Her experience includes every phase of litigation from pre-suit demands through trial and appeal.

  • Named to New York Rising Stars List, 2013-2019
  • Mentor, Yale University Cross College Mentorship
  • Mentor, Y Tu Tambien
  • Board Trustee, Museum of the Moving Image
  • Speaker, “The FTC’s Proposed Rule on Non-Competes,” Cardozo Law School Heyman Center on Corporate Governance, 3 April 2023
  • Speaker, “When Two Worlds Collide: Wage Transparency Laws, RIFs, and other Challenges Facing US Employers Hiring Foreign Talent in 2023,” Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) Corporate Counsel Conference, 10 March 2023
  • Speaker, "Workshop for Founders & Start-Ups: Legal 101," Latinas in Tech Webinar, February 15, 2023
  • Speaker, "Allies in Recruiting," 28 September 2022
  • Speaker, "Who, What, And Where Of Virtual Lawyering: Insights – How To Excel," New York State Bar Association, Webinar, 3 December 2020
  • “Reunión de Trabajo con Empresas del Sector Restaurantero ante la Emergencia delCOVID-19,” U.S. - Mexico Chamber of Commerce, New York City, 7 April 2020
  • “Diversity, Inclusion, and Elimination of Implicit Bias in the Workplace,” New York In-House Counsel Meetup, New York City, 7 May 2019
  • “Latino Women in U.S. and Cross-Border Business and Initiatives,” U.S. – Mexico Chamber of Commerce, New York City, 11 October 2018
  • Author, “Employer Defense Under the Equal Pay Act Clarified,” SHRM, 16 January 2024
  • Author, “Investigatory Errors Rule Insufficient to Establish Pretext for ADEA Claim,” SHRM, 18 April 2023
  • Author, "No Discrimination When Decision-Maker Was Unaware of Disability," HRMagazine, 20 December 2022
  • Author, "Short-Term Impairments May Be Covered by the ADA if Sufficiently Severe," SHRM HR Daily Newsletter, 7 June 2022
  • Author, "Part-Time Work Not Ruled a Reasonable Accommodation," SHRM, 2 March 2022
  • Co-author, "Learning To Work With Remote Work: Projections for Post-Pandemic Workplace Legal Issues," New York Law Journal, 29 October 2021
  • Co-author, “Employee Bad Actors: Can Employers Recover?,” New York Law Journal, 8 January 2020
  • Contributing Editor, Chapter 30, “RICO and Labor Law,” The Developing Labor Law (2013 Supplement), Bloomberg BNA, 2013
  • Contributing Editor, Chapter 30, “RICO and Labor Law,” The Developing Labor Law (Sixth Edition), Bloomberg BNA, 2012
  • Contributing Researcher, “International E-Discovery: A Clash of Cultures and Law,” New York Law Journal, 12 July 2007
Additional News & Event Pages
  • Quoted, “Stop Asking Job Applicants for Pay History, Experts Say,” Newsday, 25 June 2017
  • Quoted, “What Did I Make at My Last Job? None of Your Business,” CNN Money, 25 April 2017
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