Solomon Abramov

Overview

Solomon Abramov focuses his practice on labor and employment law. Mr. Abramov represents and advises employers and regularly defends businesses in employment-related matters, including wage-and-hour lawsuits alleging unpaid minimum and overtime wages, tips, bonuses, and other compensation. He has successfully resolved single-plaintiff cases, as well as complex class and collective actions, brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the New York Labor Law (NYLL). Mr. Abramov also defends and counsels employers facing allegations of workplace discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and other violations of federal, state, and local civil rights laws.

Mr. Abramov represents and defends businesses in federal and state courts, as well as before various administrative agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the New York State Division of Human Rights, local commissions on human rights, the Department of Labor (DOL), and the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA). In addition, he has successfully resolved complaints confidentially through the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and private mediations.

He also defends landlords, restaurant chains, retail establishments, and other businesses against disability-access discrimination claims brought under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state and local laws. These cases include allegations involving a lack of physical access to brick-and-mortar locations and insufficient online access to company websites.

Mr. Abramov also provides day-to-day advice and counsel on a wide range of workplace issues, including the preparation and implementation of personnel policies and employee handbooks, hiring procedures, leave and accommodation requests, discipline and performance management, complaint investigations, severance and termination strategies, and reductions in force. He also works with employers to develop and conduct workplace training on sexual harassment prevention, discrimination avoidance, and wage-and-hour compliance.

Mr. Abramov earned his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law, where he was a member of the Fordham International Law Journal and received the Archibald R. Murray Public Service Award in recognition of his substantial pro bono and community service work. He earned his B.A. in Political Science, magna cum laude, from Adelphi University, where he was a member of Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honor Society.