I am a NY attorney and cannot advise you as to your state's laws, but I can provide certain general information that may be helpful to you. ...

Can an employer reduce your rate of pay below what you were originally hired on at?

Ms. Stage gives you good advice. I can certainly understand your being frustrated and concerned about a reduction in pay, but, as you were...

Should I pursue a civil rights case based on Title VII Sexual Discrimination against my employer?

I strongly suspect that you did not need to be informed of the outcome of the investigation, inasmuch as the perpetrator of the sexual harassment...

Asking for advice as to how to conduct a negotiation is really the wrong question. The right question is whether you should have an attorney. And...

Non-compete Contract

It may well be that the non-compete is of no further relevance if the company is no longer operating in New York, inasmuch as there was likely a...

Hired by company, then fired after background check came back

Mr. Ivakhnenko gives you good advice. The employer is free to regard a bench warrant for your arrest in a negative way, even if the charge itself...

Is a verbal contract leagle and binding for employment?

There was no contract here. But even if there was, since most employment is "at will" (meaning the employer and the employee each are free to...

My Father left his entire estate to a person who isn't related to him. I don't understand why. Is there anything I can do?

There is no requirement that one leave assets to any particular persons (other than certain limitations on disinheriting a spouse). The only real...

What are the laws regarding a boss harrasing an employee that they know is under psychiatric care and even harrases them aboutit

It is unlawful to discriminate based on certain characteristics, including disability. Such discrimination occurs when an employer that is subject...

How do i get the court to consider myself a part of the existing probate case. What exactly does the cover sheet need to say?

I am a NY attorney and cannot advise you as to your state's laws, but I can provide certain general information that may be helpful to you. First,...