Legal Question in Employment Law in New York
I was the financial controller for a wholly owned corporation in NY. The owner is also 50% owner in another start up company (LLC) and offered me 10% ownership of the second company in lieu of monetary compensation if I provided accounting and general management support for that company as well . After 14 months of working, often 10-12 hour days 6-7 days a week, he now denies ever offering the 10% (the second owner acknowledges the agreement) and said he will compensate me for the 14 months of work instead. I was laid off on 10/1/10 and have a) not received my final paycheck, accrued vacation, mileage reimbursement or reimbursements for purchases I made on the companies behalf from the primary company and b) have received NO payment for the 14 months worked at the second company. What recourse(s) do I have to collect what is owed to me?