Young & Ma LLP is an employment, discrimination, and civil litigation law firm that represents employees, executives, and businesses connected to large institutions and small enterprises in the New York City metropolitan area.

Our practice centers on employment law and civil litigation matters in New York, as well as matters with national and international dimensions. We regularly address issues involving workplace discrimination and unequal treatment affecting protected classes. We also work closely with small and family-owned businesses and understand the legal challenges they face when operating with limited resources.

Our services include, but are not limited to:

• Severance negotiation, advice, and counseling for executives and employees in financial institutions and other major companies in the New York City area;
• Representation in discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wrongful termination matters involving executives and employees in financial institutions and major companies;
• Advice and counseling on company administration, human resources practices, and the prevention and investigation of employee complaints, including wage and hour issues;
• Litigation services, including defense of employment discrimination and wrongful termination claims in state and federal courts, administrative agencies, and other dispute resolution forums;
• Commercial litigation involving international disputes, including shipping matters, nonpayment claims, and confidentiality issues;
• Representation in administrative proceedings before the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, New York State Division of Human Rights, New York City Division of Human Rights, United States Department of Labor, New York State Department of Labor, National Labor Relations Board, and other agencies in New York and other jurisdictions;
• Advice and counseling on compliance with federal, state, and local employment-related laws and regulations, including those governing discrimination, harassment, wage and hour matters, benefits, health and safety, and the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act;
• Guidance related to mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, new business initiatives, consolidations, transfers, affiliations, closings, terminations, and other business decisions with employment-related implications;
• Preparation and review of employment applications, offer letters, and employment agreements;
• Drafting and revising employee handbooks, severance and separation agreements, general releases, confidentiality agreements, and other employment-related documents; and
• Restrictive covenant litigation.

We develop practical legal and business strategies aligned with our clients’ objectives. To request a private consultation, please fill out this form, email contact@youngandma.com, or call 646-379-7703.