Wang Hecker LLP is one of New York City’s premier civil rights and employment law firms. The firm represents clients seeking justice against institutions, governments, and powerful individuals in a variety of legal contexts, including Employment Discrimination, Sexual Abuse and Assault, Police and Prison Abuse, Housing Discrimination, Education Law, Foster Care Abuse, Election Law, Workers’ Rights, First Amendment issues, Commercial Litigation, and Criminal Defense and Regulatory Investigations . . .
Everyone has the right to a workplace that is free from discrimination and harassment, to be paid the wages and overtime they are entitled to, and to be free from retaliation. Wang Hecker LLP has represented hundreds of employees in standing up for their rights . . .
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Survivors of rape and sexual assault or abuse have a variety of legal options to seek justice against their abusers and the institutions that enabled them. Wang Hecker LLP has represented hundreds of child and adult sexual assault victims, vigorously pursuing justice through the courts, working with survivors and advocates to eliminate statutes of limitations and revive previously expired claims, and seek justice for our clients in creative ways . . .
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If you have been subjected to a false arrest, wrongful conviction, or excessive force by the police, you should contact Wang Hecker LLP for a consultation. We have represented many individuals who were detained or subjected to excessive force in violation of their constitutional rights. We have also represented those who were killed by the police or who spent decades in prison for crimes they did not commit . . .
Wang Hecker LLP frequently litigates on behalf of people held in prisons or jails who have been treated unlawfully by officers and officials in DOCCS facilities, Rikers Island, MDC Brooklyn, federal immigration detention facilities, and elsewhere, including cases involving unlawful solitary confinement, excessive force, sexual assault, and wrongful deaths and suicides by persons in custody . . .
Every worker has the right to receive the pay and overtime they are entitled to under New York City, New York State, and federal law. Wang Hecker LLP regularly represents workers in a variety contexts, asserting claims against companies and individuals who fail to pay the minimum wage, required overtime premiums, or violate New York City’s Fair Workweek Law . . .
Under New York City’s Minimum Pay Statute, people working for apps that do restaurant or grocery deliveries must be paid at least $22.13 per hour (not including tips) for time spent preparing and making deliveries. Wang Hecker LLP obtained a landmark arbitration award ruling that Uber violated New York City’s food delivery worker Minimum Pay Statute by failing to begin to pay its delivery workers the required minimum hourly wage promptly after the law took effect . . .
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In 2017, New York City enacted the Freelance Isn’t Free Act, which gives freelance workers legal protections, including the right to a written contract, timely and full payment of the wages they are due, and protection from retaliation. Wang Hecker LLP advocates on behalf of freelancers whose rights have been violated . . .
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Wang Hecker LLP has represented individuals and organizations in a variety of contexts defending First Amendment rights to free speech and expression and the right to protest peacefully . . .
Wang Hecker LLP has a leading election law practice. Among other clients, we have represented the New York State Senate Democrats in a range of matters, and we served as part of a coalition of law firms representing the Democratic State Attorneys General . . .
Yes. The firm has extensive experience litigating class actions and collective actions, including on behalf of prison and jail detainees being subjected to unlawful isolated confinement, immigrants detained in unconstitutional conditions at 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan, workers denied their lawful compensation, and cyclists unlawfully stopped by the NYPD. These lawsuits have resulted in millions of dollars in compensation for class members . . .
In Miller v. City of New York, Wang Hecker LLP obtained a $53 million settlement on behalf of a class of pretrial detainees and parolees who alleged that the New York City Department of Correction purposefully evaded limitations on the use of solitary confinement by placing inmates in unlawful stealth restrictive housing facilities. The Miller settlement involved people who were held as pretrial detainees (or held while awaiting a parole revocation hearing) between March 25, 2018 and June 30, 2022 in 1) West Facility at Rikers Island; 2) the 2nd and 3rd floors of North Infirmary Command at Rikers Island; and 3) the 9 South unit of the Manhattan Detention Complex (“the Tombs”). The deadline to participate in the Miller class action has passed. . .
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In 2025, Wang Hecker LLP filed another putative class action lawsuit, Cepeda v. City of New York, which alleges that the New York City Department of Correction has unlawfully held people in restrictive confinement in West Facility and on the 2nd and 3rd floors of North Infirmary Command from July 1, 2022 to the present. The Cepeda case seeks to obtain compensation for everyone who has been held in those locations since July 2022. Feel free to contact us if you believe you may be a class member.
Yes, the firm regularly practices in both New York and New Jersey. If you have a potential claim in New Jersey, contact Wang Hecker LLP for a free consultation.
Wang Hecker LLP often works on a contingency basis, meaning clients do not pay the firm anything unless the firm recovers money for the client through a settlement or a verdict.
Wang Hecker LLP has obtained hundreds of millions of dollars for its clients. The firm is not afraid to litigate and zealously advocates to obtain the best possible result for each of its clients . . .
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If you believe you may have legal claims, you should contact an attorney immediately. Deadlines to file lawsuits or notices of claim can be very strict. For a free consultation, email us here or call our office at (212) 620-2600.
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Wang Hecker LLP is located in lower Manhattan in New York City. For a free consultation, email us here or call our office at (212) 620-2600.