Legal Question in Employment Law in New York

Health Insurance Not Given

I was working for Company A From Aug 2002 to Oct 2003

The company was providing health Insurance(half th total cost) to all the employees (around 30-40). We were paying half the cost from our paychecks(deducted at source).

The service was not very good and we were demanding for change, and finally the switched to new health insurance with higher cost and better service.

During the time of switching, we did not know that they had deducted money from our pay check and we did not have health insurance, which we came to know after 3 months when employees started receiving bills from Health insurance provoider.

This issue was serious and I quit the company, I did not go to doctor during the month I did not have insurance, neither did i get any money back.

Now that the old company A might give me problems regarding the ISSUE OF W2 as I am here on immigrant visa and I and my visa is transferred to new company.

If COMPANY A troubles me with the W2 for 2003, Is there any way for me to get that legally by telling them about the Seriousness of Not giving Health Insurance for all the employees for a month even after deducting the Money for the Same from our pay checks.

PLease help me regarding the Same,


Asked on 1/14/04, 1:42 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Stephen Loeb Law Office of Stephen R. Loeb

Re: Health Insurance Not Given

Certainly there is a breach of contract issue, but you have to be careful not to frame the problem in the form of a threat. You might want to make an inquiry as to what the deductions were for if you did not recieve health insurance for that period.

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Answered on 1/14/04, 4:17 pm


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