Legal Question in Employment Law in New York

A couple months ago, I volunteered to take medical leave from my workplace because of issues that were affecting me. As soon as I volunteered however, I was told that the legal department of where I worked was not allowing me to come back to work until I was medically cleared to come back. At that point, I was able to go onto disability leave and able to take care of these issues.

At the recommendation of the doctor that I saw, I decided that I was going to move to a less stressful environment of my home state of New York (I was previously working in New Hampshire but living in Maine). After I placed my transfer request, I was told that I needed to call around to find a new home location for my job. I was given the run around in that location, told that there would be a place for me here or there-but eventually, I was told that there would be no home location for me. I was also informed that my previous position had already been filled and that I would not have a place at my old location.

I have tried to contact my manager and their district office several times, all with no responses. I have looked over my benefits and found that I qualify for a severance package because I've effectively been laid off from my position, but no one has tried to contact me. This morning, I contacted the Employee Relations Hotline, but no one has returned my call-even though I was told that this was a priority. I have not been paid for a month now, even though I have sick and vacation time. I am unsure if there is any legal that could be done, but this is really starting to get out of control. So my question is-is this a situation that can be handled by the court and if so, what are my options?

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