New York Questions and Answers

Resign or be terminated, chose to resign can I apply for unemployment?
Due to another employees misconduct and the supervisor wrongfully including me in the diciplinary action notice I was given the option by upper management to resign or be terminated. I was told by uni...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 1, 2016 07:39 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Can a company get away with not honoring severance agreement
My employer offered to pay my Cobra for 6 months as part of a severance agreement. The employer offered no specific language or guidance on the procedure for honoring payment. I filled out Cobra paper...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 25, 2016 08:23 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York

is my employer libel for improper withholding of NYC taxes from paychecks?
my employer did not withhold NYC tax, only NYS & federal from my pay. Due to my boss reporting it to corporate payroll they just last week issued a new W-2 for 2015 & I've been told I have a huge tax ...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 22, 2016 2:07 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Re-organized Dept. Not Compensated, Previous Position Given to My Direct Report
My department was reorganized. The new position I was placed in is a higher grade, higher salary. I was told it was a lateral move, and not compensated for it. I do not like the area they placed me, i...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 21, 2016 08:51 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Unemployment question- New York
Hello- I had a touch base with my boss a few weeks ago because she was leaving the company. I let her know I did not think the position I was in was a good fit for me and asked if I could use her as a...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 19, 2016 6:56 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

I was demoted to align with my salary ith e, do I have a case...
I have been working at my firm for about 8 years, with the same job title but they recently completed a Labor Conditions Alignment analysis and they changed my title or demoted me...I believe that it ...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 17, 2016 08:44 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Can an employer in New York state withhold a final paycheck for not completing an exit interview?
Left my job over two weeks ago and still have not received my check because I would not do an exit interview.
1 answer  |  asked Aug 9, 2016 2:06 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

I'm Fom NH Our company are Union but I had been discriminated for the past 4 years now and I just got unfaithful fired form work I had work for this company for 9 years and our sop Stuard Is more and the fence of the company then the employees he puts mor
I'm Fom Argentina been married for 19 year we have tow daughters & one has Epilepsy It took me 4 month to get the FMLA., the first time I asked them I been told that I don't meet the hs required so I ...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 5, 2016 6:16 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Can i be demoted due to me not being able to work certain days out the week because having a newborn baby? Or can an employer give an employee my position after coming back from maternity leave?
Im an assistant manager at a small office of less than 50 employees. Im not sure on how maternity leave work and neither does my general manager knows when i ask him. From my understanding is that if ...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 3, 2016 7:43 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

I was wrongful terminated by my boss who was intoxicated
My boss showed up to the work site drunk to bully and intimate me. I stay on site and put up with his attitude. I left the site with all my tasks complete AND hand delivered the samples to the lab. He...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 23, 2016 8:49 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York