We enjoy an excellent reputation and provide legal assistance to employees in all major industries, effectively and with determination, offering our clients legal services regardless of the size of the case.
Consultations provided by us are confidential and free. When calling, please ask for Maria.
If you have a problem at work, Virginia & Ambinder, LLP can help!
For over twenty years, our mission has been to provide legal advice to employees who have been victims of discrimination or harassment in the workplace, or who are improperly compensated and exploited by their employer. We are proud of the nature and results of our work to date, which always aims to promote and protect the rights of employees in New York and throughout the country.
You need strong legal representation if you are underpaid, incorrectly paid overtime, or feel discriminated against in the workplace. Virginia & Ambinder, LLP has won over five hundred lawsuits for unpaid wages, representing at least twenty thousand employees. Many of these are cases against large construction companies and well-known restaurants, which have been publicized by local media such as the New York Daily News, New York Post, and New Jersey Star Ledger.
Our firm represents employees in all professions, including: construction and restaurant workers, cashiers, salespeople, sales representatives, healthcare workers, and administrative assistants.
We believe that every employee has the right to be treated fairly in the workplace and that they should receive the compensation they have earned at legally compliant rates.
Our lawyers have many years of experience in handling cases concerning:
- Unpaid minimum and overtime wages;
- Unpaid union rates and prevailing wages on public money projects;
- Remote work (from home) and working time violations;
- Unlawful deductions from salary;
- Violation of tip-sharing rules, misappropriation of service charges, and other restaurant employee issues;
- Illegal reduction of hours worked;
- Avoiding payment of the correct minimum wage by misclassifying an employee as an independent contractor;
- Discrimination and harassment;
- Claims regarding retirement and social benefits.
- Executive Order Contact Us. If you have questions about problems at work or with your employer – please contact us to schedule a consultation. Our office is open from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM, with the possibility of scheduling an evening or weekend appointment by prior arrangement.
When calling, please ask for Maria.
