Fitapelli & Schaffer, LLP NYC

Fitapelli & Schaffer, LLC. has been recognized as one of the top employment lawfirms by SuperLawyers magazine for five consecutive years. Our cases have been featured by and covered regularly in the news and media.Fitapelli & Schaffer are recognized leaders in employment law. Our litigated cases have produced consistent results and groundbreaking decisions. Below is a sampling of some recent and notable decisions of interest. Note that this website is not affiliated or endorsed by any of the companies below, but rather provides information regarding court cases involving those companies.Fitapelli & Schaffer, LLP is a boutique plaintiffs’ Employment Law Firm based in New York City dedicated to combating abusive and illegal workplace practices. Founded in 2008, by former defense attorneys Joseph A. Fitapelli and Brian S. Schaffer, F&S handles large scale class and collective wage and hour claims for unpaid minimum wages, overtime, tips and commissions. F&S also handles individual unpaid wage, wrongful termination, retaliation, sexual harassment and discrimination claims on behalf of employees.Our firm has taken on some of the largest corporations in the country including but not limited to: Bank of America, HSBC, KPMG, Target and many others. F&S has been recognized by courts, and its peers, as being among the most well regarded employment law firms in New York and has produced consistently favorable results. Whether obtaining large money damages or challenging unfair workplace policies, we strive to provide quality representation and we are proud of the results we have achieved.
The employment lawyers at F&S serve clients throughout the state of New York and represent them in litigation in local, state, and federal courts. Feel free to contact us for a free consultation if you believe that you have a claim against your employer who has violated the law.

Education

A New York Law School graduate, he is also a presidential scholar and cum laude graduate of St. Francis College with a B.A. in English. Mr. Fitapelli is a member of the American Bar Association, the American Bar Association’s Section of Labor and Employment Law, the New York State Bar Association and National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA). Mr. Fitapelli is often asked to speak and provide his opinion on various matters relating to class action practice. Recently, Mr. Fitapelli has been a panelist for wage and hour law CLE programs for the ABA, NELA and New York County Lawyers’ Association. Mr. Fitapelli is licensed to practice law in New York State, the United States District Courts for the Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of New York and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Mr. Fitapelli has been repeatedly selected to Super Lawyers Magazine’s list of the top attorneys in New York. Each year less than 5 percent of the lawyers in New York State are selected to this list.