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I am an employee at a school district in NY state, and I have taken all of my sick time. I have young children and am currently pregnant with very bad morning sickness every day. My employer has told me that if I have to take more time off, even a random
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1 answer  |  asked Jan 24, 2017 7:38 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

I was recently fired. It was not because I broke any employment rules, my boss said he was simply looking for something
I was recently fired. It was not because I broke any employment rules, my boss said he was looking for something "different". I know he hired someone else who was there last week. Yesterday, he called...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 23, 2017 5:28 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

I live in NY and have intermittent FMLA my employer just recently advised me after using two days that I could not take them unpaid and had to use all of my PTO first. It is a large office, and others with FMLA are not given the same terms. This was never
I have had FMLA since May of 2016 and this is the first time I was told I had to use my paid time off for it.
1 answer  |  asked Jan 21, 2017 07:52 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Can I collect NYS unemployment if I worked in NYS for six months after my NJ unemployment expires
My NJ Unemployment expires in Jan 2017. I worked for six months in NYS. Can I collect NYS unemployment after NJ unemployment expires?
1 answer  |  asked Jan 20, 2017 7:44 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

husband fault - can i apply for spousal support
my soon to be ex husband got me discharge from my job of 16 years coz he is vindictive that i filed an order of protection against him. now i have no job and no income. he also filed for divorce 10 mo...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 18, 2017 8:22 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

No severance offered after position eliminated
My position was eliminated due to budget restructuring. My letter of termination stated it was a company decision and was through no fault of my own. I was told my pay and position effectively ended r...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 16, 2017 3:34 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

domestic violence situation - wrongful termination
am in a domestic violence situation. i have an order of protection against my soon to be ex husband whom i left his house. he then retaliated and wrote a unanimous letter to my company. my company sus...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 16, 2017 11:47 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York

DEMOTION IN JOB TITLE AND PAY/ EMPLOYERS REJECTION FOR A PAY-OFF
Hi am GO I have an issue currently in my office and it has to do with demotion both in title and pay check. My company has been new acquired by a new company and the new company without ending the pre...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 14, 2017 01:47 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Can my employer obligate me to pay tuition for a required class upfront?
My employer is asking me to pay upfront for tuition for a class that was a job requirement, and then submit the cost of the class for reimbursement. The payment has to be made to the school (which is ...
2 answers  |  asked Jan 14, 2017 12:24 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York

I work for a cable tv company in a telemarketing position where we autodial out to customers to acquire new and/or reacquire past customers on a pool money commision structure including salary. There is inbound calling as well to a minimum. Is it legal fo
This is a strictly outbound telemarketing sales, leads are loaded into an autodialer and occasionaly we get inbound callbacks from customers which are not routed by extensions, we have to rely on reps...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 12, 2017 10:12 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York