Employment & Labor Attorney

Employment and labor attorneys handle wage-and-hour audits, ESSTA defense, harassment claims, NY State Department of Labor investigations, tip-pooling structures, classification disputes (1099 vs W-2), severance, non-competes, and union avoidance. NYC hospitality is the most-sued sector for wage-and-hour, and the spread-of-hours premium plus tip-credit math drives most of the exposure. Hourly rates run $300–$800; the better firms know the FLSA, NYLL, and NYC's overlapping local laws and have a hospitality client base that recognizes the patterns.