Stephanie M. Caffera

Stephanie M. Caffera


Nixon Peabody LLP

Recognized since 2009

Rochester, New York

Practice Areas

Employment Law - Management

Labor Law - Management

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Stephanie Caffera provides strategic legal advice and counsel exclusively to management in a wide variety of industry sectors. She helps clients navigate the ever-changing tangle of employment-related laws and regulations. When disputes occur, Stephanie represents clients before federal courts and state and federal administrative agencies.

What do you focus on?

My clients include hospitals and health care providers, food and beverage, manufacturing, educational institutions, technology and life sciences companies and nonprofit organizations. I counsel these employers and others on all aspects of labor and employment law, but my practice today has three main focuses:

Preventative Counseling and Training

My primary focus is prevention. I consider my role to be that of a business partner and teacher. I have over 20 years of experience in advising clients on lawful and effective employment practices in all types of employment issues, including workplace harassment, wage and hour, managing leaves of absence and disability accommodation, substance abuse, retaliation and workplace violence. I provide training to managers and human resources professionals to help them do their jobs better. Training topics include supervisory skills, harassment prevention, conducting workplace investigations, wage and hour compliance and reasonable accommodation.

Union Avoidance and Labor Relations

Most employers that are union-free want to remain that way. I work with these clients to develop and maintain union avoidance strategies and positive employee relations. If a union organizing campaign occurs, I represent clients before the National Labor Relations Board and educate managers on their role and responsibilities under the law. For clients with existing union representation, I partner with management in ongoing labor relations activities, including collective bargaining and grievance and arbitration.

Defense of Claims

Sometimes litigation is inevitable—even when the employer does everything right. When clients are faced with administrative claims or federal court litigation, I help them assess the issues and work with them to determine the best approach to achieve their desired result. Each client’s culture, approach and risk tolerance is different. I recognize this and work with clients to craft the best possible solution.

Contact & Links
Location
  • 1300 Clinton Square
    Rochester, NY 14604-1792
Languages
  • English
Demographics
  • Gender: Female
Education
  • Syracuse University, J.D., graduated 1992
  • Cornell University, BA
Bar Admissions
  • New York, New York State Bar Association
Affiliations
  • Threshold Center for Alternative Youth Services - past Board member
  • Leadership Rochester - past Board member
  • Women''s Council of Rochester Business Alliance - Board member

Nixon Peabody LLP
Headquarters: Boston, Massachusetts

195 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

94 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Labor Law - Management, Rochester, NY (2016)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Labor Law - Management
Special Focus:
  • Defense
  • Discrimination
  • Education
  • Harassment
  • Health Care
  • Management
  • National Labor Relations Board
  • State and Federal
  • Wage-Hour Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Arbitration
  • Food and Beverage Law
  • Mediation

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