New York Questions and Answers

Disablilty
In 1997 I was an employee of Time wARNER cABLE in Middletown, NY. I was diagnosed with basal joint diseas and Des Quervain's in both hands. I was approved for Comp and had unsuccessful surgery on both...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 29, 2005 4:23 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

maternity leave and vacation
Good Day, I am a citizen of US and work for a non-profit organization. I am 7.5 months pregnant and I was informed today that my last day of work will be december 2, 2005 and that my position is elimi...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 25, 2005 10:56 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Unfair treatment and termination
Let me start from the beginning, My husband and I worked for the same company, he was there for 13 years and I was there for 12 years, we helped to buld the company, nobody else there has been there f...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 26, 2005 5:48 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

International Non-compete
Hi, I worked for an IT company in New York for 2 years and got transferred to a sister company in The Netherlands. My first contract in New York had a non-compete of 3 years. My new contract in The Ne...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 26, 2005 11:05 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Wrongful termination
I was fired from my job yesterday because they said that I was not meeting their expectations. They actually fired me b/c of a mistake that occured on Monday night but it had nothing to do with me! Th...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 26, 2005 10:24 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Laid off
Hi, could not find anything related to my cituation. Just got laid off, been employee for 5 years. The reason they gave was elimination of my position as a result of re-org but in the same time I know...
2 answers  |  asked Oct 25, 2005 4:04 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Legitimate Business Interest?
I work for a consulting business. Before I started working for them, I signed a noncompete saying that I would not open a competing practice within 18 months of leaving them. The reason stated on the ...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 28, 2005 09:19 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York

can we sue for defamation? we may have proof
My wife recently discovered that her former employer (the business manager) provided negative references about her to prospective employers which may have damaged her reputation and prevented her from...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 21, 2005 3:08 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

harasssment abuse
i had been contacted by a temp agency saying they found a great job for me. they offered full time employment and a lot of money. at my first day on the job, the building was disgusting,dirty inadequa...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 19, 2005 10:03 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Work Schedule
When it comes to work scheduling, must the employer do so by seniority when all employees are doing the same job?
1 answer  |  asked Sep 14, 2005 02:12 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York