ZACHARY J. LISZKA, ESQ. IS AN EMPLOYMENT LAWYER FOR THE PEOPLE
Mr. Liszka is an employment discrimination and wage and hour lawyer exclusively representing employees. He is a white-passing Alaska Native (Unangax̂) enrolled with the federally recognized Ninilchik Village Tribe. He has endured hemiparesis since childhood and has faced employment discrimination on that basis (see charge of discrimination). He has also endured working at McDonald’s, Wendy’s, as a bagger at a supermarket, as a dish washer, as a day laborer, as a bartender, as a line cook, a telephonic credit union teller, and as a high school teaching assistant.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Alaska and a Juris Doctorate with a concentration in Litigation from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York City. He is an active member of a small group of employee-focused lawyers called NELA-NY where he served as an editor of the New York Employee Advocate. In 2011, he served as an NLG Legal Observer at the OWS encampment in Zuccotti Park.
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Notable Cases
MONTALVO v. FLYWHEEL SPORTS, INC. (read complaint)(court filings)
Mr. Liszka participated in the representation of journalist Chris Hedges, Noam Chomsky, and Daniel Ellsberg, among others who sought to enjoin the executive branch from enforcing its ability to detain and convict them without due process.
Mr. Liszka filed claims against local restaurant alleged to have stiffed its immigrant worker out of wages. Meanwhile, the restaurant was gaining publicity for printing on their customer receipts “Immigrants Make America Great (they also cooked your food and served you today).”
VAZQUEZ v. ACORN STAIRLIFTS, INC. (read complaint)(court filings)
Mr. Liszka filed a class action against one of the largest stairlift sellers in the world whose policies were alleged to have disproportionately affected disabled employees in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, and the New York City Human Rights Law.
AHAMED v. 563 MANHATTAN INC. (read complaint)(court filings)
Mr. Liszka filed claims against owner of local chain of coffeeshops alleged to have repeatedly assaulted a barista in an unwanted sexual manner under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the New York City Human Rights Law.
ISK BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY LLC v. MIZUHO SECURITIES USA LLC (read complaint)(court filings)
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Mr. Liszka is an employment discrimination and wage and hour lawyer exclusively representing employees. He is a white-passing Alaska Native (Unangax̂) enrolled with the federally recognized Ninilchik Village Tribe. He has endured hemiparesis since childhood and has faced employment discrimination on that basis (see charge of discrimination). He has also endured working at McDonald’s, Wendy’s, as a bagger at a supermarket, as a dish washer, as a day laborer, as a bartender, as a line cook, a telephonic credit union teller, and as a high school teaching assistant.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Alaska and a Juris Doctorate with a concentration in Litigation from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York City. He is an active member of a small group of employee-focused lawyers called NELA-NY where he served as an editor of the New York Employee Advocate. In 2011, he served as an NLG Legal Observer at the OWS encampment in Zuccotti Park.
Notable Cases
Mr. Liszka, along with co-counsel, filed an action to intervene on behalf of indigenious water protectors at Standing Rock who accused Donald Trump, in his individual capacity, of unconstitutionally aiding the development of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
Mr. Liszka participated in the representation of journalist Chris Hedges, Noam Chomsky, and Daniel Ellsberg, among others who sought to enjoin the executive branch from enforcing its ability to detain and convict them without due process.
Mr. Liszka filed charges against local restaurant alleged to have stiffed its immigrant worker out of wages. Meanwhile, the restaurant was gaining publicity for printing on their customer receipts “Immigrants Make America Great (they also cooked your food and served you today).”
VAZQUEZ v. ACORN STAIRLIFTS, INC. (read complaint)(court filings)
Mr. Liszka filed a class action against one of the largest stairlift sellers in the world whose alleged nationwide policies disproportionately affected disabled employees in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, and the New York City Human Rights Law.
AHAMED v. 563 MANHATTAN INC. (read complaint)(court filings)
Mr. Liszka filed claims against owner of local chain of coffeeshops alleged to have repeatedly assaulted a barista in an unwanted sexual manner under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the New York City Human Rights Law.
ISK BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY LLC v. MIZUHO SECURITIES USA LLC (read complaint)(court filings)
Contact
Have an employment law question?
Consults are complimentary.