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Valli Kane & Vagnini LLP - New York Employment Law Attorneys

At VKV, our attorneys have the skills and knowledge to help you resolve your toughest employment discrimination and labor law problems. We are experienced trial attorneys who know how hard it is to stand up and fight when you feel so powerless.

VKV lawyers give you knowledge to gain the courage that you need to have the power to act. We invite you to learn more about our attorneys by visiting the links to their attorney profile pages, below. Contact our offices in Garden City to schedule a free consultation about your case. We represent clients throughout Nassau County and the New York metro area.

Walters v. Warner

Former assistant sues Marilyn Manson for sexual assault and workplace sexual harassment Assistant sexually exploited and abused during the course of her employment with Marilyn

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James A. Vagnini May 18, 2021

CB&I Sued For Unpaid Overtime

Laborers from Cameron LNG worksite sue CB&I and others for unpaid overtime   Actual Case Complaint: Download File Have you suffered wage and hour violations?

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James A. Vagnini April 13, 2021

Equinox Trainer Class Action

NY Equinox Trainers file class action for wage violations Multiple NY Personal Trainers file suit alleging, among other violations, that Equinox’s flat personal training rate

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James A. Vagnini November 23, 2020

AAA Class Action

AAA Arizona Customer Service Reps file class action for unpaid work performed CSRs seek unpaid overtime relating to pre-shift and out of conformance time spent

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James A. Vagnini September 25, 2020

Studio 4 Film School

“If I have done something wrong, I will fix it. I have to.”  — James Franco Our clients, Sarah Tither-Kaplan and Toni Gaal, filed a

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James A. Vagnini March 30, 2020

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Valli Kane & Vagnini LLP - Press & News

Full 5th Circ. To Examine Employer-Friendly Title VII Rule

October 24, 2022
The family behind a massive Brooklyn Navy Yards film studio complex stands accused of stiffing local partners out of $50 million in profits, a new lawsuit contends. Steiner Studios — where films such as Steven Spielberg's"West Side Story" and Lin-Manuel Miranda's "Tick Tick Boom!" were filmed — has been named in a civil suit filed by a group of local entrepreneurs who says they developed the complex then were cut out of profits, court records show.
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Brooklyn Movie Studio Shut Out $50M Profits From Partners

September 13, 2022
The family behind a massive Brooklyn Navy Yards film studio complex stands accused of stiffing local partners out of $50 million in profits, a new lawsuit contends. Steiner Studios — where films such as Steven Spielberg's"West Side Story" and Lin-Manuel Miranda's "Tick Tick Boom!" were filmed — has been named in a civil suit filed by a group of local entrepreneurs who says they developed the complex then were cut out of profits, court records show.
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Black New Yorkers Strike Back

November 19, 2021
Black New Yorkers strike back at city program that seized their properties for developers The plaintiffs say the program unfairly
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The Restrictions on Attorney Fees and Settlements in FLSA Deals

May 17, 2020
{6 minutes to read}  Earlier this year, the United States Court of Appeals in the Second Circuit made a decision
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Criminalizing Wage Theft, New Jersey, New York, and California

December 6, 2019
Janitors, servers, and construction workers have something in common. They are likely to face wage theft in industries that underpay
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SB7848A Increases Worker’s Ability to Bring Claims of Sexual Harassment to Court

August 28, 2019
By Shaloni Pinto and Aimee Christianson {Read in 4 minutes}  With the passage of New York Senate Bill 7848A, the
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Valli Kane & Vagnini Attorneys Named to 2018 New York Super Lawyers List

October 3, 2018
We are pleased to announce that Sara Wyn Kane, a partner at Valli Kane & Vagnini LLP has been selected
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Ex-Mitsubishi Atty Claims Sex Bias Led To Her Ouster

September 20, 2018
Law360 (September 19, 2018, 8:30 PM EDT) — A Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. unit illegally refused to promote one of its
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CBS Agrees To Settle Parking-Spot Guards’ OT Suit For $10M

August 24, 2018
Law360 (August 22, 2018, 10:21 PM EDT) — In the latest settlement between a major studio and production assistants hired
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Supervisor sues Omni hotels, alleging sexual harassment and retaliation when she reported it

April 27, 2018
A former supervisor with Omni Hotels & Resorts has filed suit against the Dallas-based company, alleging sexual harassment and saying
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