Workplace Harassment Attorney in New York City

Employee-Only Representation for NYC Workers Facing Harassment

At Arcé Law Group, we represent only employees. Never employers. Since opening in 2011, our team has handled thousands of cases and secured millions in verdicts and settlements for workers throughout New York City facing harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. Founding attorney Bryan Arce brings a perspective most employment attorneys don’t have: he served as a judicial intern at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under the Honorable Erin M. Stilp, giving him direct insight into how adjudicators evaluate workplace harassment claims before a case ever reaches trial.

New York City employees work under one of the most protective legal frameworks in the country, combining Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL), and the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL). Which laws apply to your situation, and how they interact, can significantly affect what you’re able to recover. Our consultations are free, confidential, and carry no obligation.

Why NYC Employees Choose Arcé Law Group

Our track record reflects what becomes possible when a team is fully committed to one side. We have been part of trial teams that secured a $2.5 million sexual harassment verdict, a $2.2 million race and retaliation verdict, a $4.25 million verdict, and a $1.6 million verdict for religious and sexual orientation discrimination, among other significant results. We represent only employees, and that focus avoids the internal conflicts that can come with representing both sides.

Attorney Recognition & Credentials

Bryan Arce is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, a credential limited to attorneys who have won million and multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements. He was named a Super Lawyers Rising Star from 2015 through 2018. Additional recognition includes the AVVO Clients Choice Award, the 2018 Lawyers of Distinction Award in Employment Law, Lead Counsel ratings, and selection as a Three Best Rated top employment attorney from 2016 through 2019.

Our Team & Court Access

Our team includes Of Counsel attorneys Gregory Kirschenbaum, Jesse S. Weinstein, Christine Hintze, Laura Bellini, and Kelsey Tubman. We’re admitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Eastern, and Northern Districts of New York, the federal venues where NYC workplace harassment cases are litigated. We represent clients at every level, from entry-level employees to C-suite executives.

Workplace Harassment We Handle in New York City

Harassment takes many forms, and the law recognizes more of them than most workers realize. We handle the full range of harassment claims brought by NYC employees:

• Sexual Harassment (Quid Pro Quo): When a supervisor conditions a job benefit or threatens an adverse consequence based on an employee’s response to unwelcome conduct
• Hostile Work Environment: A pattern of conduct, or sometimes a single incident, that rises above a petty slight or trivial inconvenience under the NYCHRL
• Harassment Based on Protected Characteristics: Conduct targeting race, gender, age, disability, religion, national origin, pregnancy, or sexual orientation
• Retaliation After Reporting: Adverse action taken against an employee who reported harassment or participated in an investigation, which is itself an independently actionable violation
• Wrongful Termination: Job loss connected to a harassment complaint or discrimination claim

Under the NYCHRL, harassment doesn’t need to be severe or pervasive to be actionable. It only needs to rise above a petty slight or trivial inconvenience, a standard more protective than federal law requires. That distinction matters when we evaluate your case.