John Si Ho

Mr. Ho exclusively represents management in all aspects of Labor and Employment Law, with specific experience in wage and hour matters including the FLSA and the New York State Labor Law; the Occupational Safety and Health Act; FMLA; discrimination claims; federal and state Department of Labor audits; collective bargaining, arbitrations and workplace investigations. He served as a prosecutor with the United States Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor, where he prosecuted numerous FLSA and OSHA cases and was part of the litigation team that recovered approximately $4 million under the FLSA on behalf of New York State Environmental Conservation Officers. While at the Department, Mr. Ho also received a Commendation from OSHA's Regional Administrator for his prosecution of a discrimination complaint under the Surface Transportation Assistance Act. Mr. Ho's practice often includes assisting employers from Fortune 500 companies to non-profit child welfare agencies with conducting internal wage and hour audits and Labor Department compliance audits. Mr. Ho has defended numerous types of employers including a number of national retail stores against dual filed collective actions under the FLSA and the New York State Labor Law. He frequently lectures on FLSA, OSHA and Labor Department audits.