New York Employment & Whistleblower Lawyers
If you were sexually harassed at work, punished for reporting wrongdoing, or know about Medicare or Medicaid fraud, we can help.
You are not alone. At The Howley Law Firm, we care about you. We will listen to you. We will help you make smart decisions. We will fight for your rights to compensation and justice.
Our mission is to give people the same high-quality legal representation that corporations have at large law firms.
1990
New York bar
2006
Supreme Court bar
All four
NY federal districts
1998
Thurgood Marshall Award, NYC Bar
Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower Retaliation and Healthcare Fraud Whistleblower Qui Tam
We represent individuals in three main kinds of cases, and each one starts with what happened to you.
Our lawyers have helped clients recover millions of dollars for sexual harassment, discrimination, unpaid wages, whistleblower rewards, and whistleblower retaliation. Call us today to find out how we can help you.
Sexual Harassment
If you are facing sexual harassment at work, on campus, or by a medical professional, call us today to find out how to stop the harassment, protect your reputation, and win the compensation you deserve.
We handle sexual demands from a boss, unwanted touching, hostile workplaces, and assault at work. We also handle retaliation against people who report, and harassment of students by faculty.
Whistleblower Retaliation
If you reported fraud, a danger to safety, or a violation of the law and were then demoted, pushed out, or fired, call us. We help you hold your employer to account.
Healthcare Fraud Whistleblower Qui Tam
A qui tam case is a lawsuit that a private person brings under the False Claims Act for themselves and for the government.
If you can show a healthcare provider is submitting false claims to Medicare, Medicaid or another government health program, we help you bring it forward. We file these cases under the federal and New York False Claims Acts.
Every year, the government pays hundreds of millions of dollars to whistleblowers who help stop fraud, waste, and abuse in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
Employment Litigation
We also help employees with discrimination and other employment matters. We have represented clients in some of the largest and most important cases, including an $80 million settlement in a discrimination class action. We’ve won millions of dollars for healthcare professionals, employees of large corporations, live-in nannies, and restaurant workers.
Finding the New York Law That Protects You Most
When you bring us a harassment problem, we work out with you which law gives you the strongest footing. That choice turns on the type of case, the evidence, what you need, the deadlines and other factors. We make that choice with you at the start. If you blew the whistle, we also work out with you whether a law protects your report, and which one.
New York State
If you work in New York State, State law protects you from sexual harassment at work.
New York City
If you work in New York City, the City’s Human Rights Law also protects you, and for harassment based on gender it covers every employer, whatever its size.
How We Build Your Case
We listen first. Then we look for the evidence that existed before you ever spoke to a lawyer. That means messages from the person who harassed you and what you told friends or co-workers at the time. The evidence also includes how your reviews changed after you complained.
No single document decides a case. Pieces that look small on their own can, together, make an employer’s innocent explanation hard to believe.
If you are a whistleblower, we watch for the record an employer builds before it acts against you. Minor mistakes that once drew a quick message start drawing emails copied to human resources. Conversations become coaching sessions.
BEFORE YOU CALL
You do not need to gather anything before you call. Do not start downloading company data. Preserve what you already lawfully possess, identify where other evidence sits, and leave it there for a lawyer to analyze and advise on.
Who We Help
Most of the people we help work in healthcare, as physicians, nurses, physical therapists, billing personnel, coders, accounting and finance staff, and executives. Whatever your job, if what happened to you is one of the kinds of cases we take, we want to hear from you.
- Physicians
- Nurses
- Physical therapists
- Billing personnel
- Coders
- Accounting and finance staff
- Executives
- Banking and finance
- Hospitality and restaurants
- Start-ups
- Professional services
What Happens When You Call Us?
Call us at any hour
Our telephone is answered 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, by professional staff who speak English and Spanish. They take some basic information and book your consultation with a lawyer at the firm, not an intake person.
A free consultation by phone
The first consultation is by telephone, and it is free and confidential.
We meet the way you prefer
If we go forward together, we can meet in person, by video, or by phone, whichever works for you.
There are strict time limits, and acting early protects your rights. In your consultation, we tell you which deadlines apply to you.
Whether or not you ever report what happened, support and crisis resources are open to you.
Why Choose The Howley Law Firm in NY?
Experience
We give individuals the same high-quality legal representation that corporations have. For nearly two decades, John Howley represented companies such as Pfizer, Texaco, Citibank, and SONY at a large corporate law firm, where he became a partner. He worked with the smartest lawyers in the country and argued in the U.S. Supreme Court. Today, he uses all that knowledge and experience to represent people like you.
Commitment
We accept serious cases from serious clients, which means every case receives our full attention. Whether we are representing an individual client in a sexual harassment case, or hundreds of clients in a prevailing wage class action, we are dedicated to giving you the same high-quality, aggressive representation that corporations get at large law firms.
Compassion
We understand that more than your legal rights are at stake. You also need to protect your reputation and your career. We help you understand your rights and all of your options. And if we are not the right lawyers for you, we will help you find the right lawyer for your case.
Fees, Costs and the Free Consultation
Your consultation is free, and cost should not stop you from getting advice. We take most cases on a contingency fee and advance the costs. In those cases, there is no fee unless there is a recovery.
Where We Help Clients in New York
Our office is in Midtown Manhattan, and we help people across New York City and New York State. John Howley is admitted in New York and in all four federal district courts in the state. He is also admitted in the Second Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court.
We take sexual harassment and whistleblower retaliation cases in New York. We bring healthcare fraud whistleblower cases in federal court, anywhere in the United States.
Who We Do Not Represent
We represent individuals, never employers. We don’t take harassment or retaliation cases outside New York. We don’t take SEC, IRS, commodities (CFTC), or anti-money-laundering whistleblower reward cases, or professional license defense.
If your matter is one we don’t take, we will help you find the right lawyer for your case.
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Talk to an Employment and Whistleblower Lawyer in New York
We represent individuals in sexual harassment and whistleblower retaliation cases in New York, and in healthcare fraud reward cases in federal courts anywhere in the United States. John Howley founded the firm in 2012 and has been admitted in New York since 1990. Consultations are free and confidential. Call (212) 601-2728.
There are strict time limits, and acting early protects your rights. We take most cases on a contingency fee and advance the costs. In those cases, there is no fee unless there is a recovery.
