There are four different distinct issues in what you wrote:

1) There is no law against an employer being verbally and mentally abusive, so long as he is not being abusive based on an employ

Yes in New York, as long as one of the parties (YOU) is aware that the conversation is being recorded, yoy may legally do so.  You may not by way of example record a conversation between your

Definitely speak with an employment law attorney. If your employer has not paid you money, you can sue for it--you would need to show that you were employed by them, did the work (or was employed f

If you feel you were fired owing to preganancy, then you might have an employment discrimination claim. The issue is not that you were pregnant, but that the termination was due to it, so if the em

You should definitely consult with an employment or labor attorney. Typically in a claim like this, you can collect for lost back wages (i.e. what you would have earned "to date" if you hadn't been