Your boss should have been withholding, including for unemployment. File a claim for benefits. https://www.ny.gov/services/unemployment-0

I can’t see that far from here! Does the CBA make arbitration voluntary? That doesn’t sound likely, so get the CBA and any supplemental employer...

I think i see a defamation claim? Someone from Walmart told someone at Spark a false statement of objective fact and you were fired. But that...

No. Pregnancy is a protected class in and of itself. If you don’t have paid leave to take, the boss still has to accommodate you early departure &...

You don’t have a right to it on demand, no. If you paid for the bag, why were you fired? The answer to that question only matters if the first...

Tell the person who recruited you this is BS and start looking for a new job. Without a contract that guarantees you a minimum term of employment,...

While an employer cap annual sick leave use, i’d add that your boss cannot automatically fire you if you need to take more leave once the annual...

Not so much, not without a contract. Written contracts with a specific term and amount remain the only guarantee to any work at all. Without that...

You have a lawyer who is not addressing your questions? Look, i’m all for giving other lawyers the benefit of the doubt, because we’ve all had high...

Did you file a complaint with HR or your manager’s boss at the time? That’s typically required before you may impose any liability on the employer...