**PREPARE FOR WALL OF TEXT**

My mom has been working with a Chinese newspaper company in NYC for about 12 years. She started in the advertising department taking calls and arranging where to put the ads. She worked in that department for about 11 years and this March she was switched over to the classified ads department. Her pay was not increased (don't know if it should be) but the amount of work and stress increased. She's been less happy in that department and now the company wants to switch her over to another department (not sure what department it falls into exactly) that requires her to crunch numbers and sit there with numbers all day. 

Mom does not want to be switched over to that department even though there will be more pay because she hates math and the workload increase if she changes departments. The thought of doing that all day instead of picking up phone calls and helping customers set up their ads makes her want to leave the job. However, she has the mortgage and bills to pay so she needs to keep this job. I hate to see my mom like this and I've tried to look at the department of labor laws but TBH I'm not that bright and I don't understand parts of it or where to look to see if the company is violating any labor rights by switching her around to different departments. She has voiced out her opinions to the higher-ups in the company and she even e-mailed HR to see if she can avoid being switched into that department. 

I want to know if there is anything that the company is doing that is violating her labor rights? If she refuses to switch departments and is fired from her job, will she qualify for unemployment? Any other advice to have her keep the job in the department she is happy with? 

Sorry if I posted this in the wrong subreddit(??), if anyone could direct me to a subreddit with more visibility or people that have more experience in this kind of situation that would be great. Thanks!
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Mom is being switched into different departments she does not want to work in with a company she has been with for over 12 years. Company wants to place her in a department that will make her job miserable and is there anything that she can do to prevent that? If she loses her job because she refuses to switch departments, will she be able to claim unemployment until she
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**PREPARE FOR WALL OF TEXT**

My mom has been working with a Chinese newspaper company in NYC for about 12 years. She started in the advertising department taking calls and arranging where to put the ads. She worked in that department for about 11 years and this March she was switched over to the classified ads department. Her pay was not increased (don't know if it should be) but the amount of work and stress increased. She's been less happy in that department and now the company wants to switch her over to another department (not sure what department it falls into exactly) that requires her to crunch numbers and sit there with numbers all day. 

Mom does not want to be switched over to that department even though there will be more pay because she hates math and the workload increase if she changes departments. The thought of doing that all day instead of picking up phone calls and helping customers set up their ads makes her want to leave the job. However, she has the mortgage and bills to pay so she needs to keep this job. I hate to see my mom like this and I've tried to look at the department of labor laws but TBH I'm not that bright and I don't understand parts of it or where to look to see if the company is violating any labor rights by switching her around to different departments. She has voiced out her opinions to the higher-ups in the company and she even e-mailed HR to see if she can avoid being switched into that department. 

I want to know if there is anything that the company is doing that is violating her labor rights? If she refuses to switch departments and is fired from her job, will she qualify for unemployment? Any other advice to have her keep the job in the department she is happy with? 

Sorry if I posted this in the wrong subreddit(??), if anyone could direct me to a subreddit with more visibility or people that have more experience in this kind of situation that would be great. Thanks!
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Mom is unhappy in a job that she hates, she is pissed and wants out but she has the mortgage and bills to pay.
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