Is it legal to take vacation from an employee who is on 8 hour work restrictions, when you are being forced to work 12 hour days

Unfortunately, neither the ADA nor the FMLA require that an employer pay you for time you do not work. You could certainly ask your employer to...

Can I easily get out of a severance agreement? Or should I just take a chance until they file a cease and desist order?

Your "severance agreement" is really a non-compete agreement. In general, non-compete agreements are "disfavored" because they are in restraint...

Can I as an employer charge my employee for damage to company property?

No, you absolutely cannot withhold their pay to reimburse you for the cost of the damage. They earn their pay by working for you, not for taking...

Is it legal for my employer to force me to work at a location I wasn't hired at?

New York, like every other state with the exception of Montana, is an “at-will employment state. That means unless you have a contract that says...

In absence of an employment contract or even any signed agreement; is a shareholder's employment considered at-will?

You have to separate your position as an employee from your position as a shareholder. Even if you are a shareholder, if there is no EMPLOYMENT...

There's nothing illegal about the police officer approaching you. Then, he told you that you "had to cooperate" and you said you understood. ...

You have to wake up!! YOU LEFT YOUR CHILDREN ALONE!!!! Even if they were asleep. Even if you were only going to be gone an hour (which turned...

Is she allowed to give me a 0 on the test if i wrote potentually bullying things on it.

Schools have a lot of latitude in educational matters, including grading. Unless you can show that the teacher treated you differently BECAUSE OF...

What do I do if a police officer gives me misleading information on the law after I have been violated by another person?

Keep in mind that police officers are NOT lawyers. While they know more about the law than most average citizens, they cannot actually give LEGAL...

Do I have a case if a store owner chose to detain me after I was unhappy with service and I did not want to pay?

Theoretically, you could sue for breach of the implied warranty of merchantability. However, even if you sued on your own, in small claims court,...