How do I go about filing a lawsuit against former employer?

There are a variety of ways you can begin a claim. You should contact a local employment attorney and discuss the various options you have in...

An Incident with an employee at Walgreens

Based on the facts you present, I do not see a case that you would be able to bring. At most, the employee was rude and hostile. As such, your...

Unfortunately, if you are not in a union, you are an at-will employee and can be terminated for taking an extended lunch break.

To the extent they are basically telling you to resign or you will be fired, you should still be entitled to unemployment benefits.

This should not prevent you from working with the DOE.

Do I have a case for workplace harassment?

In New York, workplace harassment has to be motivated by a discriminatory animus (i.e. age, gender, national origin, etc.) for it to be actionable....

Was I terminated because of discrimination ?

As previous posters have indicated, while your termination certainly seems unfair, unless it was motivated by some form of discrimination, it is...

Yes. This is absolutely illegal and can be the basis of a hostile work environment claim. You should contact a local employment attorney to...

FMLA eligibility requires: (1) that you have ben employed with the company for 12 months; (2) that you have worked 1,250 hours, minimum, during...

In this situation, it should not be an issue.