
John M. Godwin
Practices & Industries
Admissions
- New York
Education
University at Buffalo, B.A., summa cum laude
University at Buffalo School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude
John focuses his practice on management-side labor and employment law as well as employment tax law. He assists employers with wage and hour matters arising under federal, state, and local laws, including audits and class and collective actions, all aspects of employee-versus-independent-contractor classification, as well as federal and state Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act compliance planning and litigation.
John also assists employers with compliance issues and the defense of claims arising under numerous labor and employment laws, including the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), New York Paid Family Leave (PFL), the equal employment opportunity laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the New York Human Rights Law, and other corresponding state and local laws. In addition, he regularly advises clients regarding restrictive covenants, commission and incentive compensation plans, paid time off obligations, employment policies and practices, discipline and discharge matters, workers’ compensation coverage and premium issues, and unemployment insurance audits and appeals.
Honors
- Listed, Upstate New York Super Lawyers Rising Stars (Employment and Labor) 2013 - 2018, 2022
- Judge Matthew J. Jasen Appellate Practice Award for outstanding appellate advocacy
- National Order of Barristers for excellence in oral advocacy
- Best Brief Award, American Bar Association National Appellate Advocacy Competition
- Brooklyn Regional competitor and quarterfinalist, Herbert Wechsler National Criminal Law Moot Court Competition
- Best Oralist Award, Charles S. Desmond Memorial Moot Court Competition
- Former publications editor and former associate editor, Buffalo Law Review
- University at Buffalo Robert L. Stern Prize for top undergraduate thesis in political science
- Phi Beta Kappa
In the News
- WKBW-TV, September 18, 2023
- Buffalo Business First, March 27, 2020
- Buffalo Law Journal, October 18, 2019
- Speaking Engagement, September 17, 2019
- Biz TV Canada, September 2012
- Biz TV Canada, August 2012
- March 25, 2008
Press Releases
- August 17, 2023
- Hodgson Russ LLP Honored with 2023 New York State Bar Association President’s Pro Bono Service AwardApril 17, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, August 23, 2022
- Press Release, August 20, 2018
- Press Release, September 6, 2017
- Press Release, August 31, 2016
- Press Release, January 11, 2016
- Press Release, August 19, 2015
- Press Release, August 14, 2014
- August 2013
Publications
- Hodgson Russ Wine, Beer & Spirits Practice, November 29, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, October 20, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, October 3, 2023
- Hodgson Russ LLP Labor & Employment Alert, September 28, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Occupational Safety & Health Act Alert, August 8, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert , July 21, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert , July 6, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert , June 28, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, May 16, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Home Care and Healthcare Alert, May 16, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert , April 26, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, April 18, 2023
- March 9, 2023
- March 7, 2023
- February 28, 2023
- February 22, 2023
- February 21, 2023
- February 17, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, February 7, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, December 28, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, December 27, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Home Care Alert, December 20, 2022
- U.S. Department of Labor Proposes New Independent Contractor Rule for Federal Wage and Hour PurposesHodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert , October 26, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert , October 24, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert , October 21, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert , October 21, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, October 18, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Home Care Alert, August 19, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert , June 24, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, May 17, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, May 6, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Home Care Alert, May 5, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Municipal and Education Alert, April 19, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, April 5, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, March 23, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, February 25, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, February 25, 2022
- Hodgson Russ OSHA and Labor & Employment Alert, February 18, 2022
- Hodgson Russ OSHA and Labor & Employment Alert, January 14, 2022
- Hodgson Russ OSHA and Labor & Employment Alert, January 12, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, January 5, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, January 4, 2022
- Hodgson Russ OSHA and Labor & Employment Alert, December 23, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, December 20, 2021
- Hodgson Russ OSHA and Labor & Employment Alert, December 20, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, December 8, 2021
- Hodgson Russ OSHA and Labor & Employment Alert, December 8, 2021
- New York Requires Private Employers to Notify Employees of Telephone, Email, and Internet MonitoringHodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, December 6, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, December 3, 2021
- Hodgson Russ OSHA Alert, November 17, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, November 15, 2021
- Hodgson Russ OSHA Alert, November 8, 2021
- Hodgson Russ OSHA Alert, November 5, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Healthcare and Labor & Employment Alert, November 5, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Cannabis & Hemp and Labor & Employment Alert, November 4, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Healthcare and Labor & Employment Alert, November 2, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, October 26, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, September 7, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, September 2, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, August 6, 2021
- Labor and Employment Alert, July 19, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Education and Media & First Amendment Alert, June 23, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, June 15, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Labor and Employment Alert, May 13, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Labor and Employment Alert, April 5, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Labor and Employment Alert, March 15, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, March 8, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, February 22, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, February 17, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Hemp & Medical Cannabis and Agriculture Alert, February 10, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, January 25, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Hemp & Medical Cannabis and Agriculture Alert, January 22, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, December 18, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, December 3, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert , December 1, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, November 2, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, October 23, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, October 22, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor and Employment Alert , October 21, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, September 14, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Municipal and Education Alert, August 7, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, August 6, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, July 23, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, July 7, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, June 29, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, June 29, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, June 23, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, June 18, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, June 16, 2020
- Governor Cuomo’s Latest Executive Order Extends Deadlines to Submit Absentee Ballots for School VoteHodgson Russ Education Alert, June 8, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, June 5, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, May 20, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, May 13, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, May 2, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, April 28, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Agriculture Alert, April 20, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, April 16, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, April 14, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Home Care Alert, April 9, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Education, Municipal & Public Finance Alert, April 8, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, April 7, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Healthcare Alert, April 6, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Practice Alert, April 6, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Home Care Alert, April 4, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment and OSHA Alert, April 2, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert , March 31, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, March 30, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, March 29, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, March 26, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, March 25, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Tax and Labor & Employment Alert, March 24, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, March 22, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, March 20, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, March 20, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, March 19, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, March 19, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, March 18, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, March 6, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, February 3, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Municipal and Education Alert, October 21, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, August 19, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, August 16, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, July 25, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, July 17, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, July 2, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, June 25, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, June 14, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Home Care Alert, May 7, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Home Care Alert, May 7, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Home Care Alert, May 7, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Home Care Alert, May 7, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Home Care Alert, May 7, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Home Care Alert, May 7, 2019
- Hemp & Medical Cannabis Alert, April 12, 2019
- Home Care Alert, April 1, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Home Care Alert, March 29, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Home Care Alert, March 26, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Home Care Alert, March 12, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Home Care Alert, March 8, 2019
- Home Care Alert, February 28, 2019
- Home Care Alert, February 19, 2019
- Home Care Alert, January 29, 2019
- Health Law Alert, January 24, 2019
- Home Care Alert, January 23, 2019
- Home Care Alert, January 16, 2019
- Labor & Employment Alert, January 15, 2019
- Home Care Alert, January 9, 2019
- Labor & Employment Alert, December 26, 2018
- Home Care Alert, December 26, 2018
- Labor & Employment Alert, December 26, 2018
- Labor & Employment Alert, December 26, 2018
- Labor and Employment Alert, December 26, 2018
- Labor & Employment Alert, December 26, 2018
- Labor & Employment Alert, December 26, 2018
- Home Care Alert, December 18, 2018
- Home Care Alert, December 18, 2018
- Home Care Alert, December 11, 2018
- Agriculture Alert, November 6, 2018
- Home Care Alert, November 5, 2018
- Home Care Alert, October 25, 2018
- Home Care Alert, October 23, 2018
- Home Care Alert, October 8, 2018
- Home Care Alert, October 8, 2018
- Labor & Employment Alert, October 1, 2018
- Home Care Alert, September 27, 2018
- Home Care Alert, September 26, 2018
- Home Care Alert, September 21, 2018
- Labor & Employment Alert, August 29, 2018
- Home Care Alert, August 24, 2018
- Labor & Employment Alert, August 14, 2018
- Home Care Alert, August 8, 2018
- Home Care Alert, August 6, 2018
- Home Care Alert, July 27, 2018
- Home Care Alert, July 27, 2018
- Agriculture Alert, July 25, 2018
- Labor & Employment Alert, July 19, 2018
- Home Care Alert, July 19, 2018
- Home Care Alert, July 12, 2018
- Home Care Alert, June 29, 2018
- Wine Beer & Spirits Alert, June 18, 2018
- Home Care Alert, May 31, 2018
- Home Care Alert, May 29, 2018
- Home Care Alert, May 22, 2018
- Labor and Employment Alert, May 15, 2018
- Home Care Alert, May 14, 2018
- Home Care Alert, May 10, 2018
- Labor and Employment Alert, April 12, 2018
- Home Care Alert, April 2, 2018
- Labor and Employment Alert, March 21, 2018
- Home Care Alert, March 7, 2018
- Labor & Employment and Employment Litigation Alert, February 27, 2018
- Labor and Employment Alert, January 23, 2018
- Home Care Alert, January 23, 2018
- Home Care Alert, January 22, 2018
- Labor and Employment Alert, December 26, 2017
- Health Care Alert, December 20, 2017
- Home Care Alert, December 19, 2017
- Home Care Alert, December 19, 2017
- Labor and Employment Alert, December 19, 2017
- Home Care Alert, December 14, 2017
- Home Care Alert, December 13, 2017
- Labor and Employment Alert, December 12, 2017
- Labor and Employment Alert, November 28, 2017
- Home Care Alert, November 15, 2017
- Home Care Alert, November 14, 2017
- Home Care Alert, November 3, 2017
- Labor & Employment Alert, September 13, 2017
- Labor & Employment Alert, June 7, 2017
- Labor & Employment Alert, May 1, 2017
- Labor & Employment Alert, April 12, 2017
- Labor & Employment Alert, November 23, 2016
- Labor & Employment Alert, November 14, 2016
- Labor & Employment Alert, October 28, 2016
- Labor & Employment Alert, May 23, 2016
- Labor & Employment Alert, May 18, 2016
- Labor & Employment Alert, April 27, 2016
- Labor & Employment Alert, April 5, 2016
- Labor & Employment Alert, April 1, 2016
- Labor & Employment Alert, April 1, 2016
- Labor & Employment Alert, March 18, 2016
- Labor & Employment Alert, March 11, 2016
- Labor & Employment Alert, January 22, 2016
- Labor & Employment Alert, December 29, 2015
- Wage & Hour Alert, December 29, 2015
- Labor & Employment Alert, December 18, 2015
- Wage & Hour Alert, December 3, 2015
- Labor & Employment Alert, November 10, 2015
- Labor & Employment Alert, November 10, 2015
- Labor & Employment Alert, November 5, 2015
- Wage & Hour Alert, September 16, 2015
- Labor & Employment Alert, August 28, 2015
- Labor & Employment Alert, July 20, 2015
- Labor & Employment Alert, July 17, 2015
- Labor & Employment Alert, July 15, 2015
- Labor & Employment Alert, July 15, 2015
- Labor & Employment Alert, July 14, 2015
- Labor & Employment Alert, January 15, 2015
- Employers' Advisor Blog Archives, January 9, 2015
- Labor & Employment Alert, January 8, 2015
- April 25, 2014
- Employers' Advisor Blog Archives, March 24, 2014
- JD Supra, January 2, 2014
- JD Supra, December 27, 2013
- JD Supra, December 6, 2013
- Labor & Employment Alert, August 9, 2013
- Labor & Employment Alert, October 9, 2012
- October 2, 2012
- December 6, 2011
- Independent Contractors: New YorkPractical Law Company, June 2011
- New York Legislation Changes the Landscape of Worker Classification Law in the Construction IndustryLabor & Employment Alert, September 17, 2010
- Labor & Employment Alert, September 23, 2009
- Labor & Employment Alert, October 29, 2008
- Labor & Employment Alert, October 21, 2008
- Labor & Employment Alert, January 2008
- Labor & Employment Alert, January 2008
Presentations & Events
- Long Island Marriott, 101 James Doolittle Boulevard, Uniondale, NY 11553, December 13, 2023
- Buffalo Marriott Niagara 1340 Millersport Hwy, Amherst, NY 14221, November 8, 2023
- Buffalo Marriott Niagara 1340 Millersport Hwy, Amherst, NY 14221, January 12, 2023
- The Foundry, September 21, 2022
- November 19, 2021
- November 19, 2021
- September 28, 2021
- January 27-28, 2021
- October 29, 2020
- October 27, 2020
- October 9, 2020
- September 29 & 30
- Wednesdays, May 6 - June 17
- May 22, 2020
- April 14, 2020
- April 6 & 13, 2020
- March 17, 2020
- Buffalo Niagara Marriott, Amherst, NY, November 14, 2019
- Buffalo Niagara Marriott, Amherst, NY, November 15, 2018
- Uniondale, New York, October 23-24, 2018
- October 16, 2018
- September 18, 21, 24 and 27
- Cheektowaga, New York, September 19, 2018
- Buffalo, New York, September 13, 2018
- 605 Third Avenue, Suite 2300, New York, NY 10158, May 23, 2018
- United States Law Firm Group PresentationHodgson Russ, 140 Pearl St, Buffalo, NY 14202, May 17 to May 18, 2018
- Western New York Healthcare Association, New York Paid Family Leave: Compliance and PitfallsMay 16, 2018
- New Challenges: Paid Family Leave, Call-In Pay, and Increases to Minimum WageCooperstown, New York, May 9, 2018
- Management Attorneys Conference, Trends in Wage and Hour LitigationApril 29, 2018
- Paid Family Leave SeminarApril 10, 2018
- Buffalo Niagara Marriott, Amherst, NY, November 2, 2017
- HCP Conference, Focus on Wage and Hour LawsOctober 24, 2017
- Hodgson Russ NYC, September 27, 2017
- June 1, 2017
- CDPAP Seminar, Wage and Hour for CDPAP: From the 101 to the 5019/19/17 and 9/27/17
- Hodgson Russ, 140 Pearl St, Buffalo, NY, April 18, 2017
- Understanding the Evolving Compensation RulesHodgson Russ LLP, Guaranty Building, Buffalo, NY, March 30, 2017
- Buffalo Marriott Niagara, 1340 Millersport Highway, Amherst, NY, November 3, 2016
- HCP Conference, Gaining an Edge in Wage and Hour LawsOctober 27, 2016
- Millennium Hotel Buffalo, 2040 Walden Ave, Buffalo, NY, January 15, 2016
- Wage and Hour Issues for Consumer Directed ProvidersJanuary 12, 2016
- Buffalo/Niagara Marriott, 1340 Millersport Highway, Amherst, NY, November 5, 2015
- New York State Society for Human Resource Management Conference: Charting the Way - Understanding the Ever-Evolving Employee Compensation RulesVerona, NY, September 20, 2015
- Buffalo Niagara Human Resource Association Annual Legal UpdateBuffalo, NY, September 16, 2015
- Buffalo/Niagara Marriott, 1340 Millersport Highway, Amherst, New York, November 6, 2014
- New York State Association of Health Care Providers Annual Management Conference: The Wage and Hour Puzzle - Putting the Pieces TogetherUniondale, NY, October 29, 2014
- Buffalo, NY, August 6, 2014
- Buffalo, NY, January 17, 2014
- Amherst, NY, November 7, 2013
- New York, NY, September 26, 2013
- Amherst, NY, November 1, 2012
- Buffalo, NY, September 19, 2012
- New York, NY, May 22, 2012
- Buffalo, NY, January 20, 2012
- Amherst, NY, November 3, 2011
- Buffalo, NY, August 4, 2011
- Buffalo, NY, January 14, 2011
- Amherst, NY, November 4, 2010
- Buffalo, NY, January 15, 2010
- Cheektowaga, NY, November 12, 2009
- Buffalo, NY, January 9, 2009
Professional Associations
- Founding member, Buffalo Law Review alumni board of consultants
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American Bar Association
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New York State Bar Association