New York Questions and Answers

Severance Pay
I currently work for a laboratory that is owned by the parent Engineering firm. The Engineering firm will be selling us very soon to another laboratory (we are being bought out). Part of the sale agre...
1 answer  |  asked May 17, 2005 4:09 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

NON-COMPETE DISTANCE VS. TIME
Upon being hired to work for a audio visual company i was made to sign a non-compete. I live in New York and work in New Jersey.(approx 55 miles away)the non-compete specifies a radius of 30 miles and...
1 answer  |  asked May 12, 2005 5:24 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Unpaid contract fees from a NYC client
Hi, I work for a GA based company (who holds my H1 visa) and was doing a contract assignment for a client in New York City. The NYC client has $40,000+ in unpaid balances towards my company for the se...
1 answer  |  asked May 10, 2005 7:16 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Discrimination Harassment Retaliation
Because an individual is employed by an At Will Employer and basically no explanatin is necessary for an employee's severance fromm service, is it possible to challenge a lay off using Tort Law? Can T...
1 answer  |  asked May 9, 2005 12:56 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

employer renegs on verbal job offer
After 3 rounds of interviews, I was recently offered a job by an HR representative at a major investment bank. I acepted the verbal job offer, which included salary, title by responding in writing. Wh...
1 answer  |  asked May 6, 2005 4:12 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Exempt Status in Jeopardy
Dear Mel; I have been working in my position as Fiscal Manager since June 2003, and have been consider an 'exempt' employee by both myself and my employer, and rightly so. However, I have had hours de...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 29, 2005 1:20 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Harassment Bullying and Hostility at work
I have been harassed by my supervisors. I do my work. However since she threatened to have me fired 2.5 years ago, the Director has engaged in building up a series of warnings and unwarrented complain...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 22, 2005 2:22 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

401(k) ADP Compliance??
I have been employeed by a rather small technology consulting company in New York (about 30 people of which many are on visa from India) for the past three years. I regularly contribute the my 401(k) ...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 7, 2005 6:25 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Was I a freelancer or an employee?
I was employed by a major publishing entity for 3-1/2 years (from 4/01 to 9/04), working exactly like staffers, but considered freelance and denied all benefits, including health insurance, sick pay, ...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 1, 2005 7:17 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Severance Policy changed same day my position eliminated
I am employed by a national nonprofit organization which, via a Board decision, elected to eliminate its severance plan. The organization historically has had a written severance plan and made full se...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 28, 2005 11:35 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York