If you earned it no. If paid by mistake yes.

If a NY law firm is starts being controlled by non-lawyers, how can the lawyer put things right without losing his license?

Contact the New York State Bar ethics hotline and request anonymity. As long as your request is not a hypothetical and concerns your own...

How can I find a lawyer to represent me in a personal injury/discrimination case without having to contact them one by one?

Hiring an employment lawyer can be like getting married since an employment case can last years. Hopefully you would meet and get to know several...

Do I have valid grounds for a HR complaint or something more significant?

Hold a meeting with your employees and review the policy or policies that most are violating and begin to enforce it uniformly for all...

New York (Kings County) UE Appeals Hearing

Yes the ALJ will read the questions that Labor asked you along with the answers you gave. However, nothing is in evidence until the hearing...

What are my rights if I get fired after reporting my supervisors hostile behavior?

Mr. Forman is correct. The courts state that employment laws are not a civility code. That behavior may, and I say may carefully, get you 6...

Must an employer pay a wage that is above minimum wage but promised verbally?

We're there any witnesses to that agreement? If not, how will you prove that? If you have no union or government protection you are like most...

Receiving check for lost wages and collecting UI

Violated your human rights? Discrimination that happened almost 1 year ago? Did you file discrimination charges with EEOC or State Human Rights? ...

Am I an Independent contractor or an employee?

Maybe. It depends. The IRS, the state work comp board, and dept. of Labor all have multiple criteria for determining whether you truly exercise...

So she would rather you be investigated? You can't lie. You should not have to change your phone number and any harassed person can ask for an...