Syosset, New York Employment Lawyers

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H. Joseph Cronen
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Seattle University School of Law
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Emre Polat Esq.
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Attorney Emre Polat is an experienced New York City employment attorney. He has substantial litigation experience in all aspects of employment law, including lawsuits arising out of wrongful termination,... Read More »
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Joseph F. Kilada
Joseph F. Kilada
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New York Employment Law Lawyer with 18 years experience

Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center2nd Circuit, U.S. Supreme Court and New York
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Steven Siegler
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New York Employment Law Lawyer with 20 years experience

Mr. Siegler has over 20 years of experience in employment, business and general litigation law, having earned his Juris Doctor degree from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 1997. While in law school,... Read More »
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Yale Pollack
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Syosset, NY Employment Law Attorney with 11 years experience
(516) 262-5028 66 Split Rock Road
 Syosset, NY 11791
Free ConsultationEmployment and Collections
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
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John Diviney
Syosset, NY Employment Law Lawyer with 32 years experience
(516) 921-6645 6800 Jericho Turnpike
 Syosset, NY 11791
Employment and Business
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Sima Asad Ali
Syosset, NY Employment Law Attorney with 21 years experience
(516) 921-6645 6800 Jericho Turnpike
 Syosset, NY 11791
Employment
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Bart David Kaplan
Syosset, NY Employment Law Attorney with 36 years experience
(516) 801-6363 6901 Jericho Turnpike
 Syosset, NY 11791
Employment, Insurance Defense, Personal Injury and Real Estate
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Alan Pearl
Syosset, NY Employment Law Lawyer with 50 years experience
(516) 921-6645 6800 Jericho Turnpike
 Syosset, NY 11791
Employment
Brooklyn Law School
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Michael D. Prywes
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Melville, NY Employment Law Attorney with 8 years experience
(631) 254-0804 68 South Service Road
Suite 100
 Melville, NY 11747
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, Communications and IP
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
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I am an attorney admitted in New York. I am also a former media professional with a background in film, video, Internet, and law. As former President of 2 Life! Films, I was one of four producers of the comedy feature "Returning Mickey Stern," starring Joe Bologna, Tom Bosley, Connie Stevens, and Renee Taylor. The film, distributed in US theaters and abroad, is available on DVD (PG-13). I also created the now-defunct CastOurMovie site, the world's first crowdsourced voting site (before "American Idol" and "Last Comic Standing" would make crowdsourced voting commonplace). The site was featured in Time...
(212) 206-9104 275 Seventh Avenue
7th Floor
 New York, NY 10001
Shelly A. Leonard
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Huntington, NY Employment Law Attorney
(631) 458-1010 23 Green Street, Suite 303
 Huntington, NY 11743
Employment
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Matthew Weinick
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Melville, NY Employment Law Lawyer with 9 years experience
(631) 352-0050 25 Melville Park Rd
#235
 Melville, NY 11747
Free ConsultationEmployment, Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation and Civil Rights
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University and SUNY Buffalo Law School
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Matthew Weinick is a Long Island employment lawyer. Since the beginning of his career, Matt has been fighting for his clients’ workplace rights before Federal and State Court judges and administrative law judges. He has tried employment discrimination and retaliation cases before juries in Federal Court, represents clients at mediation and arbitration, and has argued appeals before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals and the New York Appellate Divisions, First and Second Departments. Matt’s success has been recognized for five consecutive years by Super Lawyers Magazine which listed him as a Rising Star from 2012-2016, a recognition reserved for...
Peter J. Famighetti
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Melville, NY Employment Law Attorney with 18 years experience
(631) 352-0050 25 Melville Park Rd
#235
 Melville, NY 11747
Free ConsultationEmployment, Appeals, Civil Rights and Real Estate
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
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Peter is a passionate and dedicated advocate. Peter has represented clients in various forums, including the United States District Court for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, as well as in New York State Courts in the region. Throughout his career that has spanned more than a decade, Peter has served as defendants' and Plaintiffs' counsel in single and class action employment related litigation. Most recently, Peter won a jury trial on a First Amendment retaliation case in Federal Court. Additionally, Peter has appeared extensively in cases before arbitration tribunals and administrative agencies, including...
Marie Napoli
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Melville, NY Employment Law Lawyer with 26 years experience
(212) 397-1000 400 Broadhollow Road
Suite 305
 Melville, NY 11747
Free ConsultationEmployment, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
St. John's University School of Law and New York University School of Law
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Marie has been an attorney for over twenty-three years. She has experience handling personal injury, medical malpractice, employment discrimination and mass tort matters. Marie earned her J.D. from St. John’s University Law School and her L.L.M. degree from New York University (NYU) School of Law. She has worked for the New York Appellate Division, 2nd Department and has taught CLE courses on Tort & Civil Procedure at St. John’s University School of Law.

As a founding partner of Napoli Shkolnik, PLLC, Marie was involved in many depositions and has tried multiple cases to verdict. Marie understands the breadth of the...
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 New York, NY 10017
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Ira S. Newman
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New York Employment Law Attorney with 51 years experience

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Robert G. Schacht
Robert G. Schacht
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New York
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Howard Errol Gilbert Esq.
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Melville, NY Employment Law Lawyer with 37 years experience
(631) 630-0100 425 Broadhollow Road Suite 405
 Melville, NY 11747-3010
Employment, Arbitration & Mediation, Civil Rights and Education
St. John's University School of Law and Clark University
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The GILBERT LAW GROUP is a private practice law firm devoted exclusively to Labor and Employment Law matters. Mr. Gilbert's experience is extensive, spanning more than 30 years as an attorney, professor, negotiator, arbitrator, and mediator involving a wide array of labor and employment disputes in both the private and public sectors. Call 631.630.0100 or go to www.gilbertlegal.net for more information. The firm serves a diverse range of clients. Mr. Gilbert provides daily counsel regarding employment discrimination and harassment of all types, labor-management issues, wage and hour/overtime issues, Dept. of Labor investigations and audits, employee relations, contract administration and interpretation, executive...
Christopher Patrick Ulrich
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Melville, NY Employment Law Attorney with 23 years experience
(516) 554-2224 201 Old Country Road
Suite 204
 Melville, NY 11747
Free ConsultationEmployment, Asbestos, Business and IP
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After attending St. John's University School of Law, I was nominated to and received a position as a court attorney with the Appellate Division, Second Department. After two years, I entered private practice, involved with commercial transactions and litigation. Today, I operate a boutique practice, aligning my clients' needs with the specific requirements of their case. Rather than accept and try to handle any case, I instead align with other firms with the specific trial skills and expertise related to the specific needs of each client.
Jonathan Bell
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Garden City, NY Employment Law Attorney
(855) 566-2355 100 Quentin Roosevelt Blvd
#208
 Garden City, NY 11530
Free ConsultationEmployment, Arbitration & Mediation and Personal Injury
Brooklyn Law School
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Joseph F. Kilada
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Garden City, NY Employment Law Lawyer with 18 years experience
(516) 222-0454 100 Quentin Roosevelt Blvd
#208
 Garden City, NY 11530
Free ConsultationEmployment, Appeals, Civil Rights and Criminal
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
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Susan Tylar
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Garden City, NY Employment Law Attorney
(855) 566-2355 100 Quentin Roosevelt Blvd
#208
 Garden City, NY 11530
Free ConsultationEmployment, Arbitration & Mediation and Civil Rights
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
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Jonathan Tand
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Garden City, NY Employment Law Attorney with 10 years experience
(516) 393-9151 990 Stewart Avenue
Suite 225
 Garden City, NY 11530
Free ConsultationEmployment, Civil Rights, Education and Entertainment & Sports
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Mr. Tand is an aggressive and skilled litigator in all aspects of employment and civil rights litigation. Mr. Tand’s experience includes both federal and state trials, arbitration hearings and trials before administrative agencies. Mr. Tand has also successfully mediated and settled numerous cases on behalf of his clients. He has extensive experience in the fields of civil rights law, employment law, general civil litigation, complex civil litigation, personal injury, education law, and white collar fraud litigation. Since graduating from Hofstra University School of Law, Mr. Tand has developed an expertise and a passion for civil rights...
(516) 393-9151 990 Stewart Avenue
Suite 225
 Garden City, NY 11530
David Harry Rosenberg
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Mineola, NY Employment Law Lawyer with 12 years experience
(516) 741-0300 170 Old Country Road
Suite 600
 Mineola, NY 11501
Employment and Civil Rights
Hofstra Law School
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David Harry Rosenberg is an Avvo rated top employment lawyer in the Long Island/New York City area. In 2016, he was selected for inclusion in the Who's Who: Top Attorneys of North America publication. Also in 2016, the American Society of Legal Advocates selected Mr. Rosenberg as a Top 40 under 40 Labor & Employment attorney. Mr. Rosenberg was recently published in the New York Times as a Rising Star for New York Metro's Top Lawyers. He was given an Excellence in Practice award from New York's Super Lawyers and was selected as one of...
Elissa Krell
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Garden City, NY Employment Law Lawyer
(855) 566-2355 100 Quentin Roosevelt Blvd
#208
 Garden City, NY 11530
Free ConsultationEmployment and Civil Rights
Brooklyn Law School
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Melissa Beekman
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Garden City, NY Employment Law Lawyer with 15 years experience
(855) 566-2355 100 Quentin Roosevelt Blvd
#208
 Garden City, NY 11530
Free ConsultationEmployment, Arbitration & Mediation and Civil Rights
Brooklyn Law School
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Nathalie Bell
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Garden City, NY Employment Law Attorney with 16 years experience
(855) 566-2355 100 Quentin Roosevelt Blvd
#208
 Garden City, NY 11530
Free ConsultationEmployment, Civil Rights and Personal Injury
New York Law School
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Joshua Friedman
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Columbia Law SchoolNew York
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Giselle Schuetz
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The City University of New York School of LawNew York
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Eric Scott Tilton
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Uniondale, NY Employment Law Attorney with 11 years experience
(631) 629-5291 626 RXR Plaza
 Uniondale, NY 11556
Employment, Appeals and Civil Rights
Hofstra University and American University
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James J. Corbett
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Uniondale, NY Employment Law Lawyer with 26 years experience
(516) 679-9494 626 RXR Plaza
 Uniondale, NY 11556
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Andrea Batres
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Garden City, NY Employment Law Attorney
(855) 566-2355 100 Quentin Roosevelt Blvd
#208
 Garden City, NY 11530
Free ConsultationEmployment, Arbitration & Mediation and Personal Injury
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
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Elliot D. Samuelson
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Garden City, NY Employment Law Lawyer with 57 years experience
(516) 584-4685 300 Garden City Plaza
Suite 444
 Garden City, NY 11530
Employment, Arbitration & Mediation, Civil Rights and Criminal
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Since 1961, Attorney Elliot D. Samuelson has represented clients in divorce and family law cases. With more than 50 years of experience in the field, he is a strong advocate capable of reaching fair settlements, as well as winning verdicts when litigation is in the best interests of his clients. More information is available by calling (516) 584-4685 or visiting www.samuelsonhause.net.
Anthony J. Fasano
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Farmingdale, NY Employment Law Lawyer with 4 years experience
77 Conklin St.
 Farmingdale, NY 11735
Employment, Education and Personal Injury
Touro College
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Brian Bodansky
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Garden City, NY Employment Law Lawyer
(516) 280-3008 100 Quentin Roosevelt Blvd
#208
 Garden City, NY 11530
Free ConsultationEmployment and Civil Rights
Fordham University School of Law
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Jacob R. Fleitman
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Deer Park, NY Employment Law Attorney with 5 years experience
(631) 242-7801 2061 Deer Park Ave
 Deer Park, NY 11729
Employment, Business, Landlord Tenant and Real Estate
Albany Law School
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Sara Wyn Kane
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Garden City, NY Employment Law Lawyer with 19 years experience
(516) 203-7180 600 Old Country Road
Suite 519
 Garden City, NY 11530
Employment
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Steven Anthony Morelli
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Garden City, NY Employment Law Attorney with 36 years experience
(516) 393-9151 1461 Franklin Avenue
 Garden City, NY 11530
Employment, Appeals and Civil Rights
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Gerald C Waters Jr.
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Mineola, NY Employment Law Attorney with 10 years experience
(516) 747-0300 190 Willis Avenue
 Mineola, NY 11501
Employment
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
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Gerald is counsel at Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone, LLP and is part of the Firm’s Labor and Employment Practice Group where he represents employers in a diverse field of labor and employment matters. He has represented employers and municipalities before federal, state and local tribunals including the EEOC, NYSDHR and New York State Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board. Gerald also has successfully represented employers during federal, state and administrative trials as well as at mediation. He has been named by Super Lawyers, to its list of “Rising Stars” as one of the top up-and-coming litigators in the New...
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Susan Tylar
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Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra UniversityConnecticut and New York
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Melissa Beekman
Melissa Beekman
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New York Employment Law Lawyer with 15 years experience

Brooklyn Law SchoolNew York
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Larry Rafael Martinez
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Mineola, NY Employment Law Attorney with 10 years experience
(516) 747-0300 190 Willis Avenue
 Mineola, NY 11501
Employment
Albany Law School
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Leonard Anthony Bellavia
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Mineola, NY Employment Law Lawyer with 35 years experience
(516) 873-3000 200 Old Country Road, Suite 400
 Mineola, NY 11501
Employment, Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
St. John's University School of Law
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Leonard A. Bellavia, founding partner of the law firm of Bellavia Blatt Andron & Crossett, PC, is a nationally recognized authority in the field of automotive franchise law and represents thousands of automobile dealerships across the country in all aspects of commercial litigation and buy/sell transactions. He has been instrumental in negotiating the sale of hundreds of dealerships and has achieved national recognition for advocating the mass action litigation model on behalf of franchised automobile dealers. Most notably, Len has successfully implemented the mass litigation model in the following actions: • In a settlement to recover reasonable compensation for warranty parts...
(631) 224-7000 490 Wheeler Road, Suite 250
 Hauppauge, NY 11788
(518) 734-5700 5338 State Route 23
 Windham, NY 12496
Lawrence Andrew Kushnick
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Melville, NY Employment Law Lawyer with 29 years experience
(631) 752-7100 445 Broadhollow rd
Suite 124
 Melville, NY 11747
Employment, Construction and Insurance Claims
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Kushnick & Associates, P.C. Over 20 years experience in complex construction litigation and arbitration, insurance coverage, employment/labor defense, real estate litigation.
Maury Bryan Josephson
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Uniondale, NY Employment Law Attorney with 32 years experience
(516) 343-0090 626 RXR Plaza
 Uniondale, NY 11556
Employment
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Justin C. Frankel
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Garden City, NY Employment Law Attorney
(516) 222-1600 585 Stewart Avenue
 Garden City, NY 11530
Free ConsultationEmployment, Insurance Claims and Medical Malpractice
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Robert Barravecchio
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Garden City, NY Employment Law Attorney with 20 years experience
(516) 274-0249 600 Old Country Road
 Garden City, NY 11530
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Mr. David Rosenberg
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Carle Place, NY Employment Law Attorney
(347) 575-9020 One Old Country Road
 Carle Place, NY 11514
Employment
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Jonathan Marc Cooper
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Cedarhurst, NY Employment Law Lawyer with 21 years experience
(516) 791-5700 483 Chestnut Street
 Cedarhurst, NY 11516
Free ConsultationEmployment, Appeals, Insurance Claims and Personal Injury
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Jonathan Cooper has represented small businesses and seriously injured individuals, with a particular emphasis on non-compete, breach of contract and personal injury matters before New York’s trial and appellate courts for over 19 years. Mr. Cooper has published six books, including "To Compete or Not to Compete: The Definitive Insider's Guide to Non-Compete Agreements in New York," and "When the Schools Fail to Protect Our Kids: A Parent's Guide to School & Daycare Negligence in New York." He is also delivered Continuing Legal Education seminars on the subjects of non-compete agreements and breach of contract matters, before other...
Mr. Richard S. Jaffe
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Lake Success, NY Employment Law Attorney with 23 years experience
(516) 358-6900 2001 Marcus Avenue, W295
 Lake Success, NY 11042
Free ConsultationEmployment, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
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I began working at the Law Office of Stephen M. Cohen while finishing Law School at night. As a paralegal, I drafted motions and memoranda of law, and conducted extensive legal research, focusing on insurance, liability, medical and health care issues. After being admitted to the bar,I became an associate of the firm, representing seriously injured persons, health care facilities and doctors. As a Junior Partner, I oversaw the firm's paralegal and investigation team. Currently, as name partner, I continue to practice in the areas of Personal Injury, Insurance Law, Products Liability, Lead Paint Poisoning, and Public Entity Liability. I...
Ira S. Newman
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Great Neck, NY Employment Law Attorney with 51 years experience
(516) 487-7375 98 Cuttermill Rd Suite 441-South
 Great Neck, NY 11021
Employment, Business, Education and Probate
New York University School of Law and New York University School of Law
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Consumers, Business, Labor & Employment, Education, Civil Rights, Real Estate, Landlord & Tenant, Banks, Insurance, Licensing, Administrative, Litigation…” OUR PHILOSOPHY OF LEGAL PRACTICE •We will provide the highest quality of legal representation •We will be responsive to your needs as a business or individual •We will handle your legal matters competently •We will handle your legal matter with experience •We will respond to your problems in a timely manner •We will represent your interests effectively and forcefully •We will listen to you REASONABLE LEGAL FEES It is important that a client be informed up front of our hourly billing rates and be given an estimate of the approximate number of...
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New York Employment Law Lawyer with 22 years experience

I am an attorney specializing in the representation of employees and employers in labor disputes, including wage, overtime and tip litigation. My clients include workers asserting claims against businesses... Read More »
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Employment law governs the relationship between workers and their employers. This law, contained in federal and state statutes, administrative regulations, and judicial decisions, specifies the rights and restrictions applicable to each party in the workplace.

This area of law regulates such issues as employee benefits, discipline, hiring, firing, leave, payroll, and health and safety in the workplace. It also encompasses non-compete agreements, retaliation, severance, unemployment compensation, pensions, whistle-blowing, worker classification, wage garnishment, work authorization for non-U.S. citizens, worker's compensation, and employee handbooks.

Both federal and state laws govern the relationship between employees and employers. Federal laws such as Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Age Discrimination in Employment Act prohibit employers from discriminating against employees based on certain characteristics. Many states have enacted their own laws similar to federal ones (and sometimes are more stringent). Cities and counties also can enact ordinances that affect employee rights, such as local minimum wage laws.

Employment lawyers can choose to accept only employees as clients, only employers, or both. Some attorneys focus on a specific area of employment law, such as workers' compensation, whistleblowing or discrimination, but many can handle a wide range of employment law issues.

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Exempt employee: An employee who is not entitled to the minimum wage or overtime pay protections of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

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