Legal Question in Business Law in New York

boss/landlord to organize and oversee a logging project in upstate NY this not part of my regular duties under a property manager we discuss the details and he agreed to me doing the leg work. I took one cash payment from logs to cover my time and expenses. When I went to submit my bill and informed him that I took a cash payment to pay my invoice he states to me that I have to give him back the money and that I was not entitled to compensation from him for the time and expenses he stated that if I did not return it he would press charges ad have me arrested. I would like to know if he can do that and what direction I should take to retrieve my payment for the time and expenses I have encurrd


Asked on 4/29/13, 12:41 pm

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SHAHRIAR KASHANIAN LAW OFFICES OF SHAHRIAR KASHANIAN, ESQ.,

As an employee, you are not entitled to automatically deduct any monies or compensate yourself for any jobs, whether within or without the scope of your purported employment. Your compensation should have been discussed before you went upstate. Provide him with the money and ask for reimbursement by provision of receipts. In this market, you had better hold on to your job rather than making waves. Next time, you know better.

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Answered on 4/29/13, 1:34 pm


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