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Employment Discrimination Lawyers

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Blitman & King’s Employment Group is on the cutting edge of the constantly evolving and complicated regulation of the workplace. Our group’s experience and skill set cover a wide variety of employment-related matters that include providing advice to employees and handling their employment controversies.

Our employment discrimination lawyers are well recognized for providing advice on a broad and far-reaching basis with respect to all types of employment matters including confidentiality agreements, deferred compensation, employee benefits, employment agreements, non-competition, and non-solicitation agreements, medical leave, retaliation, severance agreements, and wage and hour disputes.

In addition to counseling clients, we have extensive experience resolving employment disputes through mediation, arbitration, and litigation, including collective and class actions. Our body of employment litigation work includes a broad array of claims involving breach of contract, compensation, constructive discharge, defamation, discrimination, disability, non-competition and non-solicitation agreements, wage and hour, trade secrets, whistleblower claims, and wrongful termination.

Our employment discrimination lawyers understand the complexities of these agreements and the importance of ensuring that they align with our clients’ goals and protect their interests. Contact us today to learn more.

Awards

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Who’s Who Legal Awards

Charter Fellows of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers

Former Chairs of the American Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Law Section

New York Super Lawyers

Former Chairs of the New York State Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Law Section

Former Chair of the American Bar Association’s Equal Employment Opportunity Committee

AV Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell

Practice Highlights

  • Handled a dispute between a senior-level executive and a multi-billion dollar company involving compensation, trade secrets, and non-competition restraints.
  • Litigated a series of related race discrimination, disparate treatment, hostile work environment, and retaliation claims, in which the federal district court granted summary judgment in our clients’ favor and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed.
  • Handled class action involving age discrimination and a Fortune 500 utility company.
  • Litigated a whistleblower claim involving a high-level state employee and the provision of information to the FBI about potential graft in a state program the employee audited.
  • Litigated a federal wage and hour class action involving public sector employees in connection with work performed during and prior to scheduled shifts.
  • Defended against various state law tort claims based on alleged wrongdoing by employees that resulted in the federal district court’s granting summary judgment in our clients’ favor, which the Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed.

Why Choose Our Discrimination Lawyers?

Blitman & King LLP takes pride in its reputation when it comes to discrimination law. Our employment discrimination lawyers bring a wealth of expertise to address a wide range of issues, providing strategic solutions to protect your rights. You can rely on our skilled lawyers to defend you, and stand up to unfair treatment in the workplace.