Chauniqua Young is an employment lawyer with Outten & Golden, LLP, in New York City who focuses on employee issues involving unpaid wages, pay equity, and gender and racial discrimination claims. Working closely with clients, she assists them in understanding their legal rights as workers and options for pursuing litigation. Chauniqua Young often receives calls concerning wrongful termination and a belief that an employer may have treated the potential litigant wrongly. Through the offices of Outten & Golden, LLP, she offers calm expertise, as she assesses the case from all angles and verifies whether it meets the rigorous standard of a discrimination suit.
Ms. Young’s noteworthy cases include representing female employees within a class action against a global tech firm, which allegedly practiced gender-based discrimination that lessened opportunities for pay raises and promotion. In a high-profile class action, Ms. Young secured a $26 million settlement related to allegations of Black, Hispanic, and female employees being underpaid.
Chauniqua Young holds a bachelor’s degree earned at Sarah Lawrence College and completed her JD and dispute resolution certificate at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. She gained early experience through a clerkship with a judge in the District Court for the Southern District of New York. Active in her professional community, she sits on the board of the Public Justice law center.