Do I need an injury attorney after being badly burned at the coffee counter? The result is affecting my profession slightly.

You should speak with a lawyer. It sounds like you have an actionable case. If Starbucks's actions have cost you money, you should do what you...

Does my employer have to pay me overtime if I'm exempt but also take an hourly p/t job with another division?

I agree with Mr. White. Even if you were willing to give up overtime pay - which clearly you are - your employer would still be placing himself at...

I would like to know if my background check will cost me my job?

It sounds like you received an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal ("ACD"). If so, assuming you didn't get arrested over the six months...

Salary Delay resulting in bad credit and late payments.

Employers usually have a legal obligation to pay their employees' salaries on a regular, scheduled basis. You and your co-workers may have...

My employer said he would pay me under the table. Now he has refused to pay me after working 40 hours. What should I do?

You should call an experienced employment/labor attorney ASAP. Most of us will handle these kinds of cases on a contingency fee basis, where the...

Is the restaurant I work for aloud to put my tips into a server pool where I do not get a share?

What you are describing sounds unlawful. Bartenders are classified differently from waitstaff (waiters, bussers, etc). Moreover, it is never...

I feel I was wrongly terminated and I haven't revcieved a letter to confirm that

You probably do not have a claim for wrongful termination, because in NY, unless you have a contract saying otherwise, your employer can fire you...

Former employer claiming i was an independent contractor while employed as a personal trainer i believe i was an employee. In NY

The question of whether a worker deemed an "independent contractor" by his or her employer/client is very fact specific, and cannot be easily...

Requirement to be on call

As noted by my colleagues, you may be entitled to compensation for the time you are required to be on call, but the analysis is very fact specific....

Was the "food substitute" prescribed by a doctor? Did/does Fedex have any reason to know that the packages at issue contained medical goods, or...