New York Questions and Answers
terminated with a lie
I was recently fired and given a reason (I now have a supporting email that is my proof) that was a lie. Exactly a week before this happened, I was subjected to a formal talking to that I felt was unf...
1 answer | asked Apr 22, 2002 7:23 PM [EST] | applies to New York
Laid off with very short notification notice
I am being laid off with 4 days notification due to economic reasons. I am a senior developer that has been with the company for over five years. They are not going by seniority but by the amount of m...
1 answer | asked Mar 29, 2002 1:31 PM [EST] | applies to New York
Abusive Boss...is it harassment?
I would like to know if the Employment At Will Doctrine is still in effect. I deal with the most difficult boss anyone would wish to have. I remain calm, but eventually the stress is going to get the ...
1 answer | asked Mar 21, 2002 9:13 PM [EST] | applies to New York
Harassment - Retaliation by Employer
Would this be considered retaliation for not supplying damaging information about another employee. President of company feels performance of an employee on my team is poor. Although he has expressed ...
1 answer | asked Mar 20, 2002 10:02 PM [EST] | applies to New York
Young, dumb and fired/layedoff I'm not even sure they know
I've started talks with another lawyer just as advice (she's a friend; finding someone to handle my case). However I figured i'd give this a shot and maybe someone would be interested. I worked for Fu...
1 answer | asked Mar 20, 2002 7:25 PM [EST] | applies to New York
Contract breach
I signed employment contract for initial training peroid and 1 year on assignment at the client site for my Pennsylvania based employer. I was on bench(without assignment on less salaries for 3.5 mont...
1 answer | asked Mar 20, 2002 5:29 PM [EST] | applies to New York
Notice of lay off
Are employers required to give 30 days notice before a lay off?
1 answer | asked Mar 14, 2002 6:56 PM [EST] | applies to New York
NEED RECOMMENDATION
I NEED TO CONSULT WITH AN EMPLOYMENT LAWYER IN NYC CAN YOU RECOMMEND A FIRM?
2 answers | asked Mar 6, 2002 08:43 AM [EST] | applies to New York
Affirmative Action Responsibility
I turned in an allegation of abuse that happen against a mentally retarded individual in May '01. Starting in June I have documented multiple instances of harassement by 2 of my supervisiors against m...
1 answer | asked Mar 5, 2002 4:09 PM [EST] | applies to New York
How long is "temporary lay off" ?
Eight months ago the company I worked for 22 years put me in "temporary layoff". How long can "temporary layoff" last? By not laying me off permanently they avoided paying me severence pay as well as ...
1 answer | asked Mar 4, 2002 09:17 AM [EST] | applies to New York