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Rapaport Law Firm has participated and prevailed in groundbreaking New York employment cases, commercial disputes, defamation cases, and other civil matters, as reflected in numerous published and unpublished decisions on novel legal issues. Some of these victories have helped shape New York law. Marc Rapaport founded our firm in 1995 with the goal of providing innovative, out-of-the-box strategies to achieve legal victories in far-ranging matters. We look back with professional pride on Rapaport Law Firm's achievements over the past three decades. As a result of our zealous advocacy, our cases have been profiled in national and international media.

Are You Facing Sexual Harassment at Work in New York City?

At Rapaport Law Firm, we understand how difficult it is to experience harassment or discrimination in the workplace. For more than 30 years, founding attorney Marc Rapaport has represented New Yorkers in sexual harassment and Employment Law cases. We are a boutique law firm dedicated to personalized service, combining the resources to take on powerful

Rapaport Law Firm’s Recent Wage and Hour Settlements and Active Overtime Cases

Representing workers in wage and hour litigation is one of the hallmarks of our New York employment law practice. We have represented New York employees in collective and class actions, raising claims for unpaid overtime and minimum wages, untimely pay, unlawful deductions from wages, and virtually every conceivable type of federal and New York state

Bufete de abogados Rapaport – Demandas en Nueva York por pago tardío de salarios

Pineda contra Big City Realty Management, LLC y otros Esta demanda colectiva sobre salarios putativos está actualmente pendiente en el Distrito Este de Nueva York. El demandante alega que los demandados, una empresa de bienes raíces residenciales con edificios en el Alto Manhattan, no pagaron salarios superiores por horas extras a superintendentes y porteros y

Rapaport Law Firm – New York Lawsuits for Late Payment of Wages

The New York employment attorneys at Rapaport Law Firm have obtained substantial settlements for workers whose wages were not paid on time.  New York has long required employers to pay manual laborers on a weekly basis. Pineda v. Big City Realty Management, LLC et al. This putative wage collective and class action lawsuit is currently

New York Employers Must Pay Manual Workers Every Week

Written by Marc Rapaport New York Requires Weekly Payment of Wages to Manual Workers. Section 191(1)(a)(i) of the New York Labor Law (NYLL) requires weekly payment of wages to manual workers.  The NYLL defines manual workers broadly. NYLL section 190(4) defines a “manual worker” as “a mechanic, workingman, or laborer.” The New York Department of Labor

Landlord’s Demand for Excessive Late Fees Compels Dismissal of Landlord’s Summary Non-Payment Proceeding, According to Queens County Civil Court

New York Summary Eviction Proceedings: Statutory Notice Requirement. In the New York metropolitan area, the vast majority of eviction cases are filed as “summary proceedings” in either Civil Court of the City of New York, or in a District Court if the case is outside of NYC.  Summary proceedings are intended to provide landlords with

Successfully Asserting a Claim for Fraud in a New York Lawsuit Involving a Commercial Contract

In countless commercial contract cases, New York courts have dismissed plaintiffs’ causes of action for fraud that are solely premised on assertions that a defendant entered into a contract without intending to perform its obligations.  These types of claims are deemed to be merely duplicative of a claim for breach of contract.  See, e.g., Yenrab,

Rapaport Law Firm Files Proposed Class Action Lawsuit on Behalf of More Than 1,872 NYC Rent Stabilized Tenants

In 2017, attorneys Marc Rapaport and Meredith Miller of Rapaport Law Firm filed a proposed class action lawsuit against SKYC Management and Greisman Realty alleging that residents of fifty apartment buildings in Manhattan and the Bronx were victims of rent and security deposit overcharges. We are demanding financial damages and injunctive relief on behalf of

New York Appellate Court Rules on Wife’s Entitlement to Marital Residence Purchased by Husband Prior to Marriage

Under New York law, property acquired between the date of marriage and the filing for divorce is generally classified as marital. Property owned by one spouse before the marriage is considered that spouse’s separate property. However, there are situations where the lines separating marital from separate property are unclear. Some of the most contentious and

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