Employment Lawyer and Labor Law Attorneys

If you are an employer or an employee in the New York City area and are in need of a labor law attorney, SKHM can help. Our experienced employment lawyers represent clients throughout New York City, Nassau and Suffolk Counties.

The attorneys at SKHM successfully address the many labor and employment issues faced by private and municipal employers and employees in today’s marketplace. Our employment lawyers  are well versed in Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) matters, Wage and Hour Act cases, cases before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) concerning management/union issues. The firm also routinely appears before the Equal Employment and Opportunities Commission (EEOC), the New York State Division of Human Rights and the New York City Commission on Human Rights. If mediation and/or arbitration efforts do not successfully resolve the disputes encountered by its clients, SKHM litigates claims arising under Title VII, the Age Discrimination and Employment Act, Americans With Disabilities Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, Older Workers Benefits Protection Act, New York State Executive Law, and other statutes in federal and state courts from inception through trial and appeal. Our firm has a stellar history over the past twenty years of trying numerous labor and employment matters successfully to verdict.

Recognizing that preventing discrimination in the workplace in the first instance is far less costly than dealing with its aftermath, the New York City labor law attorneys at SKHM also help clients to avoid becoming embroiled in unnecessary and costly litigation. We provide training and consultation on workplace issues, including lectures and seminars to mid-level and senior management to prepare appropriate anti-harassment policies and employee handbooks which serve as valuable tools to limit the need for our clients to litigate costly employment discrimination suits.

Our employment and labor law areas of practice include:

• Employment discrimination
• Civil rights and constitutional law
• Employee benefits
• Employee handbooks
• Employee privacy concerns
• Executive compensation
• Breach of non-compete and confidentiality agreements
• Labor law and unions
• Risk management and litigation avoidance training
• Severance agreements
• Wage and hour law violations
• Whistleblower cases
• Workplace violence and safety concerns
• Wrongful termination and retaliatory discharge

For specific inquiries about your case please contact us today.