Severance Agreements: New York City Lawyer Explains Difference Between Asking and Negotiating

Severance Agreements: New York City Lawyer Explains Difference Between Asking and Negotiating

Hi, my name is Alex Granovsky. I'm the managing member of Granovsky & Sundaresh. We're a labor and employment law firm based in New York City. One of the cornerstones of our practice is negotiating severance agreements – really just negotiating for our clients.

What I Wish I Knew Before Starting An Employment Law Firm

What I Wish I Knew Before Starting An Employment Law Firm

Hi, my name is Alex Granovsky and I'm the Managing Member of Granovsky & Sundaresh. We're a labor and employment law firm located in New York City.

In this video, I'm going to go over three things that I wish I knew before I started this practice. And if you're thinking about starting your own plaintiff side employment law practice, these are things you should consider.

Lawyer Says It's a Privilege to Represent People Instead of Corporations

Lawyer Says It's a Privilege to Represent People Instead of Corporations

Hi, my name is Alex Granovsky. I'm the Managing Member of Granovsky & Sundaresh. We’re a labor and employment law firm headquartered in New York City.

We formed this firm about 12 years ago, and before that my entire career pretty much had been working for big law firms. Obviously, going from a big law firm representing large corporations to a smaller law firm representing individuals meant making a lot of changes. And the work is different.

Employment Law: First Conversation with Opposing Counsel

Employment Law: First Conversation with Opposing Counsel

Hi, my name is Alex Granovsky. I'm the managing member of Granovsky & Sundaresh. We're a labor and employment law firm headquartered in New York City.

In this video, I'm going to talk a little bit about my perspective on early phone calls with opposing counsel when I'm representing a plaintiff in a wrongful termination case.

What We Look for in an Employment Discrimination Client in New York City

What We Look for in an Employment Discrimination Client in New York City

Hi, my name is Alex Granovsky. And I'm the managing member of Granovsky & Sundaresh. We're an employment law firm with our main office right here in New York City.

A question I get asked a lot is what we look for in an employment discrimination client. So that's what today's little video is going to be about.

Hostile Work Environment: New York City Lawyer Clears Up Misconceptions

Hostile Work Environment: New York City Lawyer Clears Up Misconceptions

Hi, I’m Alex Granovsky and I'm the Managing Member of Granovsky & Sundaresh. We are an employment law firm based in New York City.

In today's video, I'm going to go over a concept in employment law that there's a ton of misconceptions about - hostile work environment. The biggest misconception of the hostile work environment is it's not enough for your employer to merely be a jerk. There are three big elements to hostile work environment claims.

Get New York City Employment Agreement Insights from Employment Law Lawyer

Get New York City Employment Agreement Insights from Employment Law Lawyer

Hi, my name is Alex Granovsky and I'm the Managing Member of Granovsky & Sundaresh. We are an employment law firm based right here in New York City.

We have a ton of people who call and ask us to help them negotiate or work on the terms of their employment agreement. We have a ton of experience with it. In this video we're going to go over the four biggest mistakes that people make when it comes to negotiating an employment agreement or contract.

NYC Body & Pole Apology and $120,000 Lawsuit Settlement

NYC Body & Pole Apology and $120,000 Lawsuit Settlement

Apologies are the rarest thing in the law.   But last week, our clients got one.

About a year and a half ago, we were contacted by a performer in New York City, Piper Johnson.  They were working without pay at Body & Pole, a studio in Manhattan that offers classes in pole dancing and aerial fitness.  The studio called it a "Work Study" program. 

New York City Lawyer: Key Mistakes People Make When Negotiating Severance Agreements

New York City Lawyer: Key Mistakes People Make When Negotiating Severance Agreements

Hi, my name is Alex Granovsky and I'm the Managing Member of Granovsky & Sundaresh. We're an employment law firm based in New York City.

Today, I'm going to go over the most frequently made mistakes by people who are negotiating their own severance agreements.

Will You Get Sued for Breaching Non-Compete Agreement? New York City Lawyer Weighs In

Will You Get Sued for Breaching Non-Compete Agreement? New York City Lawyer Weighs In

Hi, my name is Alex Granovsky and I'm the managing member of Granovsky & Sundaresh. We're an employment law firm with offices in New York City.

One of the most frequently asked questions we get has to do with non-competes. People ask us all the time: will this or that breach a non-compete?

Negotiating Your Severance? New York City Lawyer Offers 3 Tips

Negotiating Your Severance? New York City Lawyer Offers 3 Tips

Hi, my name is Alex Granovsky and I'm the managing member of Granovsky & Sundaresh. We're an employment law firm in New York City and we specialize in severance agreements.

A question I get asked a lot is what to expect when negotiating a severance agreement in New York City. I'm going to try to break that down in this video here.

Is a New York City Non-Compete Agreement Enforceable? Our Lawyer Explains

Is a New York City Non-Compete Agreement Enforceable? Our Lawyer Explains

Hi, my name is Alex Granovsky and I'm the Managing Member of Granovsky & Sundaresh. We're an employment law firm based in New York City.

We get a ton of questions about non-competes and today in this video I'm going to quickly address what makes for an enforceable non-compete here in New York City. In a word, specificity.

Negotiating Your Severance? New York City Attorney Offers 5 Tips

Negotiating Your Severance? New York City Attorney Offers 5 Tips

Hi, my name is Alex Granovsky and I'm the managing member of Granovsky & Sundaresh. We're an employment law firm with offices in New York City and Cleveland. We specialize in negotiating severance agreements. In today's video, I'm going to go through five tips to negotiating a better severance.

Disability Discrimination Law: Put Accommodation Requests in Writing

Disability Discrimination Law: Put Accommodation Requests in Writing

My name is Alex Granovsky and I'm the managing member of Granovsky & Sundaresh. We're an employment law firm with offices in New York City and Cleveland. One question that we get very frequently - when it comes to disability discrimination law - centers on accommodations and more specifically a lot of people ask us whether it's best to put an accommodation request in writing. The answer is unequivocally YES. You should almost always put your request for accommodation in writing and there are three primary reasons why.

Understanding Severance Agreements in New York

Understanding Severance Agreements in New York

My name is Alex Granovsky and I'm the managing member of Gronovski & Sundaresh we're an employment law firm with offices in New York City and Cleveland and we really specialize in Severance agreements, getting a ton of calls about Severance agreements and I decided to boil down to one of the few most important things you should look at in your Severance and it doesn't matter if you're working on the West Coast in Cleveland and New York City, these are the big four consideration, release, restrictive covenants and references.

NYC Severance Law - What to Consider

NYC Severance Law - What to Consider

Hi, my name is Alex Granovksy, the Managing Member of Granovsky & Sundaresh. We're a law firm with offices in Cleveland Ohio in New York New York that specializes in employment law and we have a sub-specialty when it comes to separation agreements or severances in putting together these videos I've realized that I haven't addressed one very fundamental issue when it comes to Severance agreements and that is what is the point of severance agreements so that's what I'll address today from an employer's perspective the point of a severance agreement could be summed up in one word "closure"

$800,000 Unpaid Wages Settlement For Domino's Workers in Brooklyn, New York

$800,000 Unpaid Wages Settlement For Domino's Workers in Brooklyn, New York

Granovsky & Sundaresh obtained a major victory for New York City's fast food workers last week, when a federal court issued final approval to the settlement, for $800,000, of a class action lawsuit brought on behalf of hundreds ofDomino's Pizza workers employed in Brooklyn.  Under the settlement, the workers will be receiving checks averaging more than $500 each, with some employees receiving checks as large as $3,700.