employment LAW

You work hard. You deserve to be treated fairly.

Work should provide stability, not fear. If you’re facing unpaid wages, discrimination, harassment, or wrongful termination, we’re here to fight for what you’re owed.

EMPLOYMENT LAW

Workplace Disputes We Handle

Workers in New York and New Jersey have strong legal protections, but enforcing them takes an attorney who knows how to build a case under both state and federal law. Stillman Legal PC represents employees across New York and New Jersey in industries from healthcare and finance to education and hospitality, in matters ranging from day-one discrimination to executive-level severance disputes.

Getting Fired or Pushed Out

Harassment & Hostile Workplace

Money Your Employer Owes You

Fighting Back Formally

Wrongful termination, Workplace Retaliation, Severance Agreements, Employment Contract

Getting Fired or Pushed Out

Wrongful Termination

Fired for an illegal reason? You have the right to fight back and seek justice.

Workplace Retaliation

Punished for complaining about discrimination, harassment, or illegal conduct? That's retaliation, and it's against the law.

Severance Agreements

Don't sign a severance agreement without legal review. You could be entitled to more, or giving up rights you can't get back.

Employment Contract

Did your employer breach your employment contract? We hold employers accountable when a breach costs you financially.

Sexual Harassment, Hostile Work Environment, Discrimination

Harassment & Hostile Workplace

Sexual Harassment

Sexual harassment at work is never acceptable. We help you take action and hold offenders accountable.

Hostile Work Environment

Severe or pervasive harassment making your workplace unbearable? That's a hostile work environment, and it's illegal.

Workplace Discrimination

Facing workplace discrimination based on your protected status? That's illegal, and we fight back.

Unpaid Wages, Overtime, Minimum Wage, Tips & Misclassification, Spread of Hours Pay, Pay Disparity

Money Your Employer Owes You

Unpaid Wages

Your employer owes you every dollar you earned. We fight to recover your unpaid wages plus damages.

Unpaid Overtime

Worked over 40 hours without time-and-a-half pay? You're entitled to overtime compensation.

Minimum Wage

Paid below minimum wage? Your employer is stealing from you. We recover what you're owed plus damages.

Tips & Tip Credits

Employer keeping your tips or wrongly classifying you as exempt? We fight to recover your stolen wages and proper status.

Spread of Hours Pay

Worked more than 10 hours in a single day in New York? You're entitled to an extra hour of minimum wage pay.

Pay Disparity & Equal Pay

Paid less than others for the same work? That may be illegal, we fight to close the gap.

EEOC, Division of Human Rights, Class & Collective Actions, Litigation & Trial

Fighting Back Formally

Division of Human Rights

We guide you through filing discrimination complaints with the New York State Division of Human Rights and the EEOC, when applicable, and represent you throughout the administrative process to protect your workplace rights.

Class & Collective Actions

When employers steal wages from multiple workers, we bring class and collective actions to recover on behalf of everyone.

EEOC

We guide you through filing EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) charges and represent you throughout the federal discrimination complaint process.

Your Paycheck Doesn't Buy Your Silence

When wages are withheld, overtime goes unpaid, or you’re fired after speaking up, the imbalance of power becomes real. Employees in New York and New Jersey are protected by federal and state labor laws, yet many employers still violate those rights.

If you’re dealing with wage theft, workplace discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or wrongful termination, you may have a legal claim. Waiting can weaken your position. Speaking with an employment lawyer early helps you understand your rights, deadlines, and potential remedies under New York and New Jersey law.

Understanding whether your situation crosses a legal line is the first step toward protecting your income, your reputation, and your future.

You work hard. You deserve to be treated fairly.

Workplace Disputes We Handle

Getting Fired or Pushed Out

Wrongful Termination

Workplace Retaliation

Severance Agreements

Employment Contract

Harassment & Hostile Workplace

Sexual Harassment

Hostile Work Environment

Workplace Discrimination

Money Your Employer Owes You

Unpaid Wages

Unpaid Overtime

Minimum Wage

Tips & Tip Credits

Spread of Hours Pay

Pay Disparity & Equal Pay

Fighting Back Formally

Division of Human Rights

Class & Collective Actions

EEOC

Your Paycheck Doesn't Buy Your Silence

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