
What Rights Do Domestic Workers Have in New York and Who Qualifies?
3 Key Takeaways State protections vary widely, New York and California lead the way; Texas and Florida rely on federal law alone. Federal law provides
New York State Bar
Texas State Bar
U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court District of New Mexico
Brooklyn Law School, J.D. 2017
Lafayette College, B.A. with Honors 2014
Alexander represents employees in a variety of disputes with their current or former employers, including those involving unpaid overtime and minimum wages, unpaid commissions, employment discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, and medical leave. He is devoted to protecting the rights of employees and has helped Valli Kane & Vagnini LLP’s clients to recover over $21,000,000 from their employers. Some of his notable cases include:
Katz v. Equinox Holdings, Inc., 1:20-CV-09856 – $12,000,000 class and collective action settlement
Bass v. City of Dallas, 3:17-CV-03330 – $2,450,000 collective action settlement.
Floyd v. Stryker Corporation, 3:22-CV-01131 – $299,000 collective action settlement
Longoria v. AAA Arizona Inc., 4:20-CV-00406 – $257,000 collective action settlement.
Sloben v. SDI International Corp., 7:20-CV-04717 – $175,000 individual settlement.
Sanchez v. Some Things Fishy, Ltd., 3:20-CV-01127 – $104,000 individual settlement.
Marcusse v. Citizens Arts Club, Inc., 1:19-CV-08379
Blue-Mosby & Jenkins v. Property Loss Specialist LLC, 3:19-CV-01901
Faulkner v. Equinox Holdings, Inc., 1:22-CV-00242
Okeke v. Interfaith Medical Center, 524200/2018
Johnson v. The Results Companies LLC, 20-CV-00137
Prior to joining Valli Kane & Vagnini LLP, Alexander worked as an intern for the Honorable Leonard B. Austin of the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, 2nd Department and several boutique employment law firms.
Alexander received his Juris Doctorate from Brooklyn Law School in 2017.
While at Brooklyn Law School, Alexander was a member of the Employment Law Clinic and was the Treasurer of the Labor and Employment Law Association. He also earned the Judge Doris A. Thompson and Judge Edward Thompson Award for Excellence in Professional Skills and CALI Excellence for the Future Awards in both Employment Law and Entrepreneurship Law.

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