Restaurant Lawyer In New York City

In New York City alone, as of 2019, there are 23,650 restaurants and bars, representing the cuisines of more than 150 different countries. Likewise, there are more than 25,000 restaurants in New Jersey. Many of the Empire State’s and the Garden State’s restaurants are owned by newly endeavoring entrepreneurs. Others are owned by experienced operators of food and drink establishments. Still others are franchisees of nationwide chain restaurants. Whatever type of restaurant owner you are or are aspiring to be, the Law Offices of David S. Rich, LLC has the expertise and the drive to satisfy and exceed all of your legal needs.

At the Law Offices of David S. Rich, LLC we have extensive experience representing restaurants and bars in Manhattan and New Jersey in labor, employment, and employee benefits matters, including, for instance, lawsuits and collective actions for unpaid overtime pay or unpaid minimum wages, actions and collective lawsuits for failure to furnish wage notices and earnings statements, discriminatory discharge cases, retaliatory discharge actions, lawsuits for sexual harassment or for other unlawful workplace harassment, unfair labor practice proceedings, actions for failure to reasonably accommodate workers’ disabilities, and workers’ compensation cases,

Our recent successes on behalf of restaurant owners in legal disputes include:

• On behalf of a restaurant and its owners, we settled an unpaid overtime and minimum wage dispute for only 10% (ten percent) of the worker’s initial demand;
• On behalf of a restaurant and its owners, we resolved an unpaid overtime dispute for only 29% of the employee’s initial demand; and
• For a delicatessen / restaurant and its owner, we settled an unpaid overtime and minimum wage dispute for only 31% of the worker’s initial demand.

Further, the Law Offices of David S. Rich, LLC helps restaurant owners draw up, maintain, and fairly enforce good workplace policies and procedures, such as, for example, tip pooling procedures. So, too, we prepare, revise, and negotiate, for owners and operators of restaurants and bars, business contracts, purchase and sale agreements, real estate leases, and employment agreements.

If your restaurant or bar needs assistance or guidance on a labor or employment law or business law issue and your restaurant or bar is located in the New York City metro area, call New York City Restaurant Attorney David S. Rich at (347) 941-0760.