I won a court case against someone who died shortly after the verdict. How do I collect my money?

Was the employer the individual, or was "the company" a separate legal entity.  If "the company", your employer, was a separate legal entity like a corporation or llc, it survives its owner's death, and you can collect on your judgment by levying on its assets, restraining its bank accounts, and garnishing its income.  If the individual was your employer, i.e. "the company" was just a sole proprietorship, you will probably have to file a claim against his estate in the Surrogate's Court.  If no estate proceeding has been commenced, you may have to start one.  However, you may have waited too long, and all of the decedent's assets may already have been distributed.  I'm not sure of the time constraints.