Schwartz & Perry, LLP

SCHWARTZ & PERRY has established itself as one of the leaders against all types of workplace discrimination and sexual harassment in New York.

SPECIALTIES:  Our practice focuses entirely on all aspects of employment law, including age discrimination, gender discrimination, race discrimination, sexual harassment, pregnancy discrimination, retaliation and all other types of employment law issues. We have been at the forefront of representing plaintiffs in workplace discrimination since the inception of laws prohibiting such discrimination. Additionally, our practice covers all legal services related to the employment law field. Please click here for more details.

ACHIEVEMENTS: We are "AV"-rated by Martindale-Hubbell, a distinction bestowed on just 5% of the law firms in the entire country.  Our partners have been honored as Super Lawyers, Murray Schwartz in 2007, 2008, and 2009 and Davida S. Perry in 2009.  Our accomplishments in the field of employment discrimination law include multi-million dollar jury verdicts and groundbreaking court decisions, which are still cited by attorneys around the country. Please click here for more details on our achievements.

LECTURES AND ARTICLES: Our attorneys frequently lecture at New York bar associations and approved Continuing Legal Education providers on various employment law related subjects such as age discrimination, and sexual harassment. Our attorneys have also been published in numerous legal and academic publications, and have made media appearances on national and local news programs

Our practice is proudly devoted to and focused on employment law and employment law litigation, in all its many aspects, some of which are identified below.

• Employment Discrimination
• Age Discrimination
• Disability Discrimination and Perceived Disability Discrimination
• National Origin Discrimination
• Pregnancy Discrimination
• Race Discrimination
• Religious Discrimination
• Sex or Gender Discrimination
• Sexual Orientation Discrimination
• Retaliation in the Workplace
• Sexual Harassment
• Landmark Sexual Harassment CasesWrongful Termination Workplace Torts such as Fraudulent Inducement and Defamation
• Employment Contracts
• Severance Agreements
• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Claims
• Reduction in Force (RIF), Mass Layoff, Site or Branch Closing
• Hostile Work Environment
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Wage Claims
• Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) Claims
• Whistleblower Claims
• Proceedings before the EEOC
• Mediation & Arbitration