Overview
Attorney Frances Kenajian Paladino's experience includes the following:
- Assisting in defending clients in labor and employment-related litigation in a broad array of matters, such as discrimination, harassment, retaliation, breach of contract, and wage and hour disputes
- Assisting in the representation of clients in commercial litigation, business disputes, and breach of contract matters
- Advising employers on complying with federal, state, and local labor and employment laws
Frances received her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Brooklyn Law School, where she served as a Notes and Comments Editor of the Brooklyn Law School Journal of Law and Policy and received CALI Excellence for the Future Awards in Labor Law and Privacy in the Workplace. While she attended law school, Frances interned for the Honorable Lorna G. Schofield of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and at the New York State Attorney General’s Office, Civil Rights Bureau. She also served as a teaching assistant in Civil Procedure for Professor Maryellen Fullerton and as a research assistant for Professor and Israeli Supreme Court Justice Alex Stein.
Frances earned a master’s degree in Labor and Employment Relations from Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations. While she was a graduate student, she interned at the National Labor Relations Board.
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Recognition
- The Best Lawyers in America©: “Ones to Watch” in Litigation – Labor and Employment (2025). This award is conferred by Best Lawyers. A description of the selection methodology is available here. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
Credentials
Education
- Brooklyn Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2018)
- Notes and Comments Editor, Brooklyn Law School Journal of Law and Policy
- Rutgers University, School of Management and Labor Relations (MLER, 2014)
- Rutgers University – New Brunswick (B.A., cum laude, 2013)
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey
- New York
Insights
Insights
- Blogs
The Loper and Jarksey Era: Agency Power to Award Civil Penalties in SEC and FINRA Under Increased Scrutiny
4 minute read - Firm Announcements
Epstein Becker Green Attorneys Honored for Excellence in the Legal Profession by Best Lawyers 2025
14 minute read - BlogsElectronically Stored Information – Pitfalls and Ways to Avoid Mistakes and Inadvertent Disclosure3 minute read
- BlogsDual Purpose Communication – Why It Is Important for In-House Counsel, Litigators, and All Attorneys to Understand ...5 minute read
- Firm AnnouncementsEpstein Becker Green Receives 2021 Beacon of Justice Award for “Redefining Justice”6 minute read
- BlogsNew York Paid Family Leave Benefits and Employee Contributions Set to Increase January 1, 20213 minute read
- BlogsNew York Paid Family Leave Benefits and Employee Contributions Set to Increase January 1, 20203 minute read
- BlogsThe Faithless Servant Doctrine: Can an Employer Claw Back Compensation from an Employee Who Binge-Watches “Friends” ...2 minute read
- BlogsSummer Networking Events: Workplace Harassment Can Happen Outside the Workplace3 minute read
- BlogsFINRA Issues New Guidance to Member Firms Regarding Customer Communications When Registered Representatives Depart ...3 minute read
- BlogsMaine Celebrates Equal Pay Day with New Equal Pay Act Amendments3 minute read
- BlogsEmployers Must Account for Numerous State and Local Minimum Wage Hikes Effective January 1, 201911 minute read
- PublicationsNYC Issues Amended Rules and FAQs on the Earned Safe and Sick Time Act12 minute read
- BlogsNew York Paid Family Leave Benefits Scheduled to Increase January 1, 20192 minute read