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Sarah N. Niemiroski

Associate

Sarah is a member of the Shipman’s Employment and Labor practice group. She serves as a lead negotiator during contract negotiations for public sector clients, and regularly represents clients in grievance and interest arbitrations. Sarah also represents employers before state and federal courts with respect to employment matters ranging from employment discrimination and wrongful termination to tortious interference, breach of contract, and wage and hour claims. She has also successfully represented public sector clients in prohibited practice proceedings before the State Board of Labor Relations.

While in law school, she served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Janet C. Hall of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.  She also gained experience in administrative proceedings through her participation in the school’s Asylum & Human Rights Clinic.  In that role, she assisted her client in gaining asylum.

Credentials

Education

  • University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D., 2020, with honors
  • Boston College, B.A., 2017

Bar Admissions

  • Connecticut

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court, District of CT

Distinctions

  • Listed as a Connecticut Super Lawyer Rising Star®: Employment & Labor (2024)
  • CALI Excellence Award for Civil Procedure
  • Thomas F. Gallivan Jr. Memorial Award for outstanding scholastic achievement in Property
  • Connecticut Scholar (merit-based, full-tuition scholarship)

Experience

General

Received Favorable Decision in Race and Disability Discrimination Case

Represented a municipal Board of Education in its defense of claims of race and disability discrimination and retaliation by a former employee. The employee claimed that they were not promoted based on their race, and that the Board terminated their employment based on a disability. The case was dismissed in full by the judge, citing insufficient evidence, among other reasons, to support both claims.

Received Dismissal of Alleged Discriminatory Hiring Practices Claim

Represented a private-sector client in its defense of claims of retaliation under Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 46-60(b)(4) and 31-51m. The employee claimed that they were terminated based on their opposition to allegedly discriminatory hiring practices. The case was dismissed in full by the judge, citing insufficient evidence, among other reasons.
 

Case Dismissal in connection with Disability Discrimination and Retaliation Claim by a Former Board of Education Employee

Represented a municipal Board of Education in its defense of claims of disability discrimination and retaliation by an employee in a public hearing before the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities. The employee claimed that the Board failed to engage in the interactive process when it failed to find a suitable accommodation for the employee, ultimately resulting in the employee’s dismissal. The case was dismissed by the Commission, finding, in part, that the Board had adequately satisfied its obligation to engage in the interactive process.
 Sarah N. Niemiroski

Hartford

860.251.5070

sniemiroski@goodwin.com

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