Workers permit/payroll?!

You certainly can use the business checking account. The reason many employers, of all sizes, use payroll services is that they calculate all the...

Can applying to a job and them making a background check tell me if I have a criminal record or would I need a lawyer to check?

I would start by asking your parents what they did to "take care of it" and where. You could ask to see any paperwork they have. You can also...

1099 in NYS or W2 employee?

The labor and tax authorities have joint jurisdiction so you can contact IRS and Federal Department of Labor and then the two NY State equivalents.

HR breaches its own confidentiality

Nothing. I doubt an employer in 2016 would frame a policy such to give you any legal right to confidentiality. There is no statutory right....

Can an employer legally go into the bathroom with you wihout giving them reason to be suspicious during a urinalysis?

Absent a need for an immediate test, usually drug screens are done in a lab and, yes, usually a lab employee will witness your sample to provide...

OT is only for non-exempt employees who work in excess of 40 hours in a week (with additional rules and exemptions for certain industries). Unless...

The employment is "at will" and I understand unfortunately what that means, Is there anything I can do, do I have any rights?

You can always apply for unemployment. The State will seek the employer's position, which they may or may not provide. If they don't respond you...

I'm working from 11AM - 9PM in a hotel. How many breaks am I entitled to and how long should they be?

I believe because you start at 11 (not "before" 11) you are entitled to a 30 minute unpaid dinner break. Check the NYS Dept of Labor website, they...

Is there anything I can do legally to combat this?

Why did she do this to you? There is no law yet against "basically bullying." Getting another job is the self-help remedy. For any ;legal cause...

Got notice from Credit Suisse to start working next Monday, I quit my current job, but being told that they ran out of budget

Unless CS signed a contract or guarantee with you, very likely not. I'm guessing they are smart enough to have made everything contingent. But to...