What to do if a former employer never paid 3 girls their paychecks?
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What to do if a former employer never paid 3 girls their paychecks?
I was wondering what would we do if our old boss indirectly fired 3 girls for asking where our paychecks where? He told us that they where in the mail and we never received them and now he refuses to answer our calls. We never signed anything with his company – never an agreement or new hire paperwork. He is saying that we did not work the hours that we did and that we never had training on the sales but we asked for help and he refused. It has been almost 2 weeks and we tried to drive to his office but he is never there. We only want our checks.
Asked on May 16, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, New Jersey
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Legally, employees must be paid for all work they did. Even if they are termianted, they have to paid for all their hours or days prior to termination. If not paid, the employees could sue the employer, including possibly in small claims court (where they could as their own attorneys, saving legal costs) to recover their money. They would need to show, whether by testimony, paperwork/documentation, or other evidence, that they worked they hours they say they did, and what their agreed upon rate or wage was.
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