Can an employer withhold a check from you?

If an employee is laid off, discharged, fired, or otherwise involuntarily separated from employment, the final pay is due within six (6) calendar...

How much notice does the employer have to give to the employee to change employees schedule?

Your employer can legally change your schedule without giving you any notice at all. The only legal limitation on the employer's right to change...

If you are contemplating opening a catering business and intend to discriminate against your customers, I would strongly recommend that you...

You have to obey your boss. If your boss tells you not to take a picture of somebody else's timesheet and you violate that order, you have been...

What are my rights as an employee who is covered under the family medical leave act?

You have a legal right to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave per year to care for a close family member who has a serious medical condition. You...

How can this be resolved?

This is a type of unfairness for which the law does not provide any recourse. It is legal for your employer to hire a supervisor who is a bully...

In accordance with state federal and city law am I required to have a doctor's note for one day of absence?

Your question raises several issues. Issue #1: Can your employer require you to have a doctor's note for every day of work that you miss? Yes....

Your former employer can say anything it wants to say about you, as long as it limits itself to statements that either: (1) are factually true;...

Your question raises two issues: Question #1: Has your former manager violated your rights when he says nasty things about you to potential...

I feel I deserve more for what the company did to me and treated me. I want punitive damages.

No. Binding arbitration means the case is over. The legal rule is "one lawsuit per dispute." You cannot bring a separate lawsuit against your...