Abid M. Hossain serves as Chief Labor & Employment Counsel to the New York City Council. In this role, he provides legal guidance and support to the City Council in relation to a wide range of internal labor and employment-related issues, including potential employment actions and internal investigations; collective bargaining and labor-management discussions; and workplace policies and training, among other things. Prior to joining the City Council's Office of the General Counsel in 2015 as an Assistant General Counsel, Abid served as an attorney at the New York State Division of Human Rights. Abid has a J.D. from NYU School of Law and a B.A. from Binghamton University.