Employee Rights Case Checklist
Wondering if you have an employment case? Use this checklist to prepare for your consultation with Lieb at Law, P.C. We offer both in-person and remote virtual options for your convenience.
Why this checklist matters.
Many people call Lieb at Law because they feel they were treated unfairly at work. Unfortunately, feeling mistreated is not enough to bring a legal claim. Employment cases require evidence. Review this checklist to see if you may have a case that Lieb at Law can pursue on your behalf.
Where Lieb at Law represents employees.
Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau County, Suffolk County, Westchester County, New Jersey, Connecticut, and more.
What to bring to your consultation with Lieb at Law
- Basic details. Employer name, location, your job title, dates of employment, and the names of key people involved. A short summary of what happened and when.
- Timeline. A list of important dates including hiring, promotions or demotions, complaints you made, write-ups, performance improvement plans (PIPs), schedule changes, medical leave requests, accommodation requests, termination, or resignation.
- Policies and agreements. Offer letter, employment contract, employee handbook (policies and procedures manual), arbitration agreements, non-compete or non-solicit terms, confidentiality agreements, bonus and commission plans, vesting schedules, and any severance or release documents.
- Communications and documents. Relevant emails, texts, chat messages, performance reviews, write-ups, counseling memos, doctor’s notes, accommodation paperwork, time records, and pay stubs.
- Witnesses. Names and roles of coworkers or supervisors who saw or heard relevant events, or who have similar experiences.
- Pay and hours. Pay rate, pay method, overtime eligibility, hours worked, pay schedule, unpaid wages, unpaid overtime, tip issues, commission shortfalls, and any changes to pay or hours.
- Protected traits or activities. Pregnancy, disability, religion, race, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, or other protected categories. Prior complaints about discrimination, harassment, safety, wage violations, or illegal conduct. Participation in an investigation or whistleblowing.
- Leave and accommodations. Requests for medical leave, parental leave, religious accommodation, disability accommodation, work-from-home requests, schedule changes, or light duty. Employer responses and any denials.
- Harassment and hostile work environment. Specific examples, dates, who was present, how you reported it, and how the employer responded.
- Retaliation. Adverse actions after you complained or requested leave or accommodation. Write-ups, schedule cuts, demotion, or termination that followed protected activity. Any proof of coercion, interference, intimidation, or threats.
- Damages and impact. Lost pay, lost benefits, medical costs, job search costs, and notes about emotional distress, sleep issues, or anxiety caused by the events.
- Your goals. Reinstatement, severance, policy changes, accommodation, a clean reference, or monetary compensation. Lieb at Law will align your case strategy with your goals.
Common legal issues Lieb at Law assesses for employees
- Discrimination. Unequal treatment or decisions based on protected characteristics.
- Harassment. Inferior terms or conditions that rise above petty slights or trivial inconveniences (state) or severe or pervasive conduct (federal) that creates a hostile work environment.
- Retaliation. Punishment for reporting discrimination, unsafe conditions, wage violations, or illegal activity.
- Failure to accommodate. Denials of reasonable accommodation for disability, pregnancy, or religion.
- Leave violations. Interference with or retaliation for protected leave requests.
- Wage and hour violations. Unpaid wages, unpaid overtime, misclassification, off-the-clock work, or illegal deductions.
- Whistleblower protections. Adverse actions after reporting fraud or illegal conduct.
- Whistleblowing. Policy or practice of the employer that you reasonably believe is in violation of law, rule or regulation or that you reasonably believe poses a substantial and specific danger to the public health or safety.
- Contract and severance issues. Non-compete, confidentiality, commission plans, and severance agreements.
Take action with Lieb at Law.
Lieb at Law schedules consultations quickly and can meet with you in person or virtually by phone or video. Call 646-216-8009 or email info@liebatlaw.com.