Discrimination and harassment
New York law covers every employer in the state, and a single incident can be enough. I handle sexual harassment and discrimination based on pregnancy, disability, age, race, national origin, and religion.
Employment law on your side of the table
Jaffery PLLC represents employees in New York. I handle harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and wage claims, and I review severance agreements before you sign them. The first conversation is free.
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WHO WE DEFEND
Retaliation and whistleblower
If your employer punished you for complaining, reporting misconduct, taking leave, or backing up a coworker's complaint, that is a claim on its own, whether or not the original complaint would have succeeded.
Wage and hour
I recover unpaid overtime and wages lost to misclassification, off-the-clock work, tip violations, and unlawful deductions. New York allows six years of back pay plus an equal amount in liquidated damages.
Severance and termination
Do not sign a severance agreement without knowing what you are releasing. I review the agreement and tell you what it is worth. If the facts support asking for more, I negotiate.
How I work
Most people who call me have never hired a lawyer. They want to know whether what happened to them is against the law and what it would take to do something about it. I try to answer both questions on the first call, and if the honest answer is that you do not have a case, I will say so rather than take your time.
Employment cases turn on dates and documents. Before I send a letter or file anything, I want the timeline, who said what and when, what exists in writing, and what the employer will say in response. That work happens at the start because it determines which claims to bring and where to bring them.
I take cases I can handle personally. If I take yours, I am the lawyer who works on it from the first meeting through the end, and you will hear from me directly.
Our Practice Areas
Employees only
In employment matters I represent employees only. I take employee cases on contingency: you owe no attorney's fee unless there is a recovery.
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