Great Neck, NY
Employment and labor Lawyer at Great Neck, NY
Practice Areas: Employment & Labor, Litigation
It sounds more like wage theft. If he is doing the exact same job and work as he did before getting laid off, he might be entitled to overtime. ...
There are very strong laws protecting employees in situations such as yours. I recommend that you contact an experienced employment/labor attorney...
Employees who are owed wages under either the Federal Labor Standards Act or the New York Labor Law are often entitled to compensatory damages as...
There are a lot of moving parts here. You probably do not have a claim for wrongful termination, because in NY, unless you have a contract saying...
I recommend using Avvo's "Find a lawyer" feature to find an experienced employment/labor attorney who accepts wage and hour cases for a contingency...
This doesn't sound like a situation that can be resolved in an on-line forum. You should use Avvo to find an attorney who provides free...
It depends on the nature of your job. You should contact a qualified employment lawyer. You may be owed compensatory and liquidated damages.
The owner/manager is probably personally liable under New York and federal law. That means you can sue him or her personally, even if the company...
The federal rules to which you refer -- applying to workers who make $46,000 or less per year -- were held up in Court and didn't take effect in...
You should contact an experienced employment/labor attorney ASAP. New York has very strict rules regarding paying employees. Many of us do not...