Wrongful Termination,
Discrimination, or Retaliation Cases
in New York City and Cleveland
Monetary compensation can be recovered in wrongful termination, discrimination and/or retaliation lawsuits, as well as cases of unpaid wages. Granovsky & Sundaresh can help you with both types of cases.
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Wrongful Termination, Discrimination, or Retaliation
Cases
The amount of compensation that can be recovered in a wrongful termination, discrimination and/or retaliation lawsuit depends on several factors: the monetary loss suffered as a result of the termination, the emotional harm, and the nature and severity of the discriminatory practices. The more egregious the discrimination and the more severe the losses suffered by the employee, the greater the compensation could be.
BACK PAY
This is lost earnings as a result of the discrimination, from the date the case ends, back to the date of the discrimination. So, if you were making $40,000 a year plus benefits before you were wrongfully terminated, and you’ve been out of work for a year, then you’ve got $40,000 in back pay damages.
FRONT PAY
This is future lost earnings as a result of the discrimination. Front pay is designed to compensate employees for wages they would have earned but for the discrimination. But employees have a duty to mitigate their damages (i.e. find another job). Generally, you can only get 1-3 years’ worth of front pay damages, except in exceptional cases.
Attorney's fees and costs
An employee who prevails against their employer in court is entitled to have their court costs and attorneys’ fees (even if their attorney is on contingency) repaid.
Punitive damages
These are meant to punish the employer for having engaged in especially egregious conduct. But this has to be really badThe amount of punitive damages is entirely up to the jury.
DAMAGES FOR EMOTIONAL DISTRESS
Employees who suffer significant emotional distress can recover for that as well.
We Can Help
We have helped hundreds of wrongly terminated employees recover tens of millions of dollars. The attorneys at Granovsky & Sundaresh PLLS have decades of experience fighting for the rights of employees and holding employers accountable.
What Do I Do Next?
If you believe your employer has discriminated or retaliated against you, you should call an employment lawyer right away. Granovsky & Sundaresh has been laser-focused on employment law since 2010 and our attorneys have extensive experience with discrimination claims. Our attorneys have recovered tens of millions of dollars for our clients and can accurately analyze your case.
We are well known throughout the country for our:
Over 50-years of combined employment law experience
Total focus on employment law
Super Lawyers® on staff
confidential case evaluations
Unpaid Wages
Employees who have not been paid for all of their time worked are entitled to financial compensation for their losses. If your employer fails to pay you your minimum wage or overtime, you can recover your unpaid wages and more.
Common Unpaid Wage Violations
Unscrupulous employers are always finding new ways to cheat their employees out of their full wages, but the most common forms of wage violations are:
- Misclassifying employees who are entitled to overtime as exempt
- Refusing to pay overtime
- Miscalculating overtime wages
- Paying below minimum wage
- Paying comp time instead of overtime pay
- Misclassifying employees as contractors
- Not paying for pre or post shift work such as putting on/taking off uniform, preparing workstation, cleaning, texting boss after work about work matters, etc.
- Not paying for work done from home
- Rounding hours down
Calculating the Value of Your Case
MINIMUM WAGE VIOLATIONS
All employees must be paid at least minimum wage. If an employer pays below minimum wage, the employee can recover the difference between the amount the employee would be paid had he/she earned the minimum wage and the amount he/she was actually paid. And, if the violation is willful (it probably is) – double that.
UNPAID OVERTIME
Unpaid overtime (including off-the-clock work, and work done from home) must be paid at a rate of 1.5 of that employee’s regular hourly rate.
An employee who is paid straight time, no matter how many hours worked, is entitled to 50% of their hourly rate for all overtime hours worked. An employee who is not paid at all for overtime hours is entitled to 150% of his or her hourly rate for all hours. And, if the violation is willful (it probably is) – double that.
Granovsky & Sundaresh PLLC has decades of experience helping employees who were illegally denied overtime, paid below minimum wage, had tips stolen, were forced to work off-the-clock, or otherwise underpaid. We sue to these unpaid wages – and we win. Our attorneys are laser-focused on fighting for our clients aggressively to make sure that every single one of our clients gets the wages they deserve – and more.
What Do I Do Next?
If you believe your employer has not paid you every penny of your hard-earned wages, you should call an employment lawyer right away. Granovsky & Sundaresh has been laser-focused on employment law since 2010 and our attorneys have extensive experience with wage and hour and unpaid wage claims. Our attorneys have recovered tens of millions of dollars for our clients and can accurately analyze your case for free.
WE ARE WELL KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY FOR OUR:
Over 50-years of combined employment law experience
Total focus on employment law
Super Lawyers® on staff
Free and confidential case evaluations
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