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Charles Joseph, Employment Lawyer

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We Get Results – Over $200 Million Recovered for Clients

If you’ve faced retaliation, harassment, or discrimination at work, an employment lawyer can help.

Charles Joseph is an NYC employment lawyer with a long record of success. His firm has recovered over $200 million for clients.

Federal judges have praised Charles Joseph’s firm as “the best in breed” among NYC employment lawyers, pointing to the “doggedness with which they pursued relief for their clients.”

Reach out to NYC employment lawyer Charles Joseph for a free consultation today.

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When Do You Need an Employment Lawyer?

Have you experienced discrimination, sexual harassment, or wage theft at work?

Has retaliation, wrongful termination, or a hostile work environment affected your career?

An employment lawyer can help.

Learn more about our focus areas and contact us for a free consultation today.

Our Other Employment Lawyer Practice Areas

Freelancers

NYC freelancers benefit from some of the strongest employment protections in the country. For example, the Freelance Isn’t Free Act protects workers from nonpayment, late payment, and underpayment. Learn more about the NYC Freelance Isn’t Free Act and NYC independent contractor rights.

Equal Pay and Wage Discrimination

If you’re earning less than your coworkers for the same work, you may have a wage discrimination case. Examples of wage discrimination include paying women less than men and paying someone less because of their race or disability status.** Learn more about wage discrimination protections in NYC.** 

Whistleblower Rights

Whistleblowers report financial crimes, fraud against the government, and corporate threats to public health and safety. An employment lawyer help whistleblowers facing retaliation or wrongful termination.

Learn more about NYC whistleblower protections.

FMLA

Workers in NYC have a right to family and medical leave. If you face retaliation for taking family or medical leave, an NYC employment lawyer can help protect your rights.

Learn more about NYPFL and FMLA retaliation protections.

Violations by Industry

Some industries benefit from specialized employment laws.

Learn more about employment protections in different NYC industries:

New Jersey Employment Laws

If you live or work in New Jersey, the state’s employment laws protect you from discrimination, sexual harassment, wage theft, and retaliation. Contact Charles Joseph to protect your workplace rights in New Jersey.

Learn more about New Jersey Employment Laws.

NYC Employment Lawyer Charles Joseph

Charles Joseph has decades of experience recovering money for workers. He is the founding partner at Joseph and Kirschenbaum, an NYC employment law firm with a strong record fighting against discrimination, sexual harassment, wage theft, and retaliation.

Clients have praised Charles Joseph as a “smart and skilled attorney who will fight for your rights.” Former clients call him an “empathetic listener“and “thoroughly helpful.”

Clients feel “cared for” and “comfortable” with Charles Joseph because he “authentically cares.”

“He has incredible empathy for all his clients. It’s never just about the case. He never loses sight of the human story at the heart of every matter. This pushes him to get the best results possible for his clients.”

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Charles Joseph’s firm has won major victories in the areas of workplace discrimination, wage theft, and sexual harassment.

The firm has also won major settlements for clients who experienced wrongful termination, retaliation, or a hostile work environment.

Since Charles Joseph founded the firm, it has recovered more than $200 million for clients. 

Charles has personally won major legal victories for workers in all occupations and industries.

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$200+ million recovered

Charles Joseph and his firm, Joseph & Kirschenbaum LLP, have recovered over $200,000,000 for clients.

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“The best in breed” among NYC employment lawyers, praised for the “doggedness with which they pursued relief for their clients.”
— Federal judges, on Joseph & Kirschenbaum