Would I have a case to have the 10% added to my retirement if i pursued litigation

I would speak with your union about this, I have a concern about your ability to recover. If you sue, you would not only have to prove that the...

Can an employer fire an employee for accidentally looking into another employee phone?

New York is an at-will employment State. As such, there's only about 15 reasons you cannot legally be fired for and most of those are tied to...

If you work at the law firm as a legal assistant you are most likely mis-classified as a 1099 contractor. You should probably be a w-2 employee...

Is it legal to ask those questions? If not, how could I prove it since the conversation was not recorded.

Did you feel he was hitting on you? Or that he was trying to find information about your intention to have children?

Should I have been paid for all the hours in a week while I was there?

You may want to speak to a local attorney about on-call pay, it sounds like you may be due something additional.

My question is , Can I get them to pay me the back wages, or have them put my health insurance back to the rate I was paying 2%.

You may need to speak to what is specifically called an ERISA attorney. There's not many of them in the State so utilize this site to find a good...

Would that be considered involuntary termination therefore making me eligible for unemployment benefits in NY state?

I think you should apply. It costs you nothing, just be honest. In my opinion you should qualify for unemployment if they terminated you several...

Minimum wages increase in Rochester - New York

Yes, you can find the DOL's fact sheet about this here: http://www.labor.ny.gov/formsdocs/factsheets/pdfs/p716.pdf

Is there a way to find out the reason for "ineligible" for rehire really is? If so, do they have grounds to refuse employment?

There is a solid chance the HR claim may be what they are referring to. If you think they are refusing to rehire you on the basis of some kind...

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How do I ask my managers about the pay differences and what information am I entitled to obtain to explain the pay differences?

If you have an open disability discrimination claim in the New York State Division of Human Rights you should be able to ask the investigator to...