The critical question is whether or not your are properly classified as exempt from overtime. Chances are you are a cook without discretion as to...

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First, NY labor law has a 6 year statute of limitations. So you have 6 years to pursue your claims. Consider your employer is giving you a 9%...

You are 100% legally required to be paid for all hours worked. Here, you are working through your lunch break. Thus, you must be paid. The only...

I echo Matt Bryant's response. Additionally, you have no obligation to provide the reasons for the termination or to provide any further...

In the absence of an employment contract, the employer can terminate you after minute one or even before you started. You are, however,...

Really you have one question - am I a manual worker. If so, you must be paid weekly. As a former lifeguard (many moons ago), the job...

Provided they did not decide to stop employing you because of a protected category (e.g., national origin, race, your complaint about wages, etc),...

You asked this question because your employer's actions didn't pass the smell test. Your instincts are correct. An employer is legally obligated...

Possibly. Under the executive exemption, if your primary duty is not managerial in nature (I.e., hiring, firing, making recommendations for hire...

You can be paid different hourly rates for working in different positions (I.e., Manager vs. Cree member). If you weren’t placed in the manager...