Orin Kurtz

Orin Kurtz is a prominent attorney based in New York City, focusing on representing employees in class actions, individual litigation, and executive contract negotiations. He has achieved some of the largest class action settlements in history, notably securing a $61,000,000 settlement against General Electric for ERISA violations.

Mr. Kurtz has delivered significant recoveries for employees, including a $5,000,000 settlement against a multinational media company for unpaid overtime and a $2,000,000 aggregate recovery for nurses and nursing assistants denied overtime pay. He also obtained $1,000,000 for newspaper delivery drivers misclassified as independent contractors and $850,000 for medical salespeople similarly misclassified. Additionally, he secured a $650,000 recovery for wait staff at the US Open tennis tournament for overtime violations and unlawful gratuity retention.

In his practice, Mr. Kurtz represents individual employees across various employment issues. He assists high-level professionals, such as doctors, dentists, executives, and insurance salespeople, with contract negotiations, severance agreements, and litigation involving non-compete clauses, discrimination, and breach of contract. He also advocates for employees in wage disputes, overtime claims, and discrimination cases under Title VII, the New York City Human Rights Law, and the New York State Human Rights Law.

Beyond employee representation, Mr. Kurtz offers counsel to employers on employment agreements, non-compete clauses, severance agreements, and compliance with employment laws.