Wrongful termination & retaliation
Advice and representation when a termination or adverse action may be connected to protected activity or unlawful conduct.
(347) 878-6403EMPLOYMENT LAW · NEW YORK & NEW JERSEY
Employment counsel for serious workplace disputes.
Yongjin Bae represents executives and current and former employees in wage-and-hour, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wrongful-termination matters—from early advice and negotiation through arbitration, trial, and appeal. He has spent years handling complex employment disputes in state and federal courts.
Direct consultation with the firm · New York and New Jersey
CourtsState & federal
AdmissionsNew York & New Jersey
LanguagesEnglish & Korean
ContactDirect attorney access
SCOPE OF REPRESENTATION
Employment matters we handle
Discrimination & harassment
Claims involving discrimination, hostile work environments, and workplace harassment under applicable law.
Wages, overtime & compensation
Unpaid wages, overtime, misclassification, and other compensation disputes, including class and collective matters.
Employment & severance agreements
Review and negotiation of employment, separation, and severance agreements before important rights are signed away.
REPRESENTATIVE PUBLIC-RECORD MATTERS
Employment experience shown in the record.
A selection of court-documented employment matters in which Yongjin Bae appeared as counsel. Client and case identifiers are intentionally omitted here.
Federal wage judgment
Counsel for an employee in a New Jersey federal wage case resulting in a judgment that included $81,703.14 in compensatory and liquidated damages, plus court-awarded fees and costs.
Appellate affirmance
Defended a worker’s unpaid-wage case on appeal after the employer sought counterclaims and broad personal discovery. The First Department unanimously affirmed the rulings in the worker’s favor, with costs.
Complex federal appeal
Represented an employee in wage-and-hour and discrimination litigation involving foreign-sovereign immunity. The district court awarded $138,990.33 in damages and $51,852.91 in interest before the appellate court vacated the jurisdictional ruling and remanded for further fact-finding.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each matter depends on its own facts and law.
PRINCIPAL ATTORNEY & FOUNDER
Yongjin Bae, Esq.
Mr. Bae has years of experience litigating employment and wage-and-hour disputes in state and federal court, including class and collective matters and appellate proceedings. Before founding Bae Law, he served in senior roles at established New York firms, including Hach & Rose, LLP and Hang & Associates, PLLC. His earlier work also included civil litigation and international arbitration experience.
Admissions
New York and New Jersey; federal district courts in both states; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Education
University of Minnesota Law School, J.D.; Yonsei University; graduate civil-law study at Korea University
Practice
Employment litigation, wage-and-hour claims, discrimination, retaliation, arbitration, and appeals
A FOCUSED APPROACH
Clear advice at each step.
Understand what happened
We begin with the facts, documents, timeline, and the client’s immediate concerns.
Identify the practical options
We assess potential claims, defenses, deadlines, and the paths most likely to serve the client’s goals.
Act with a clear strategy
The response may involve advice, negotiation, agency proceedings, arbitration, or litigation.
CONTACT BAE LAW
Discuss an employment matter
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