Can I sue my employer for my pay not recieved in the county the work was done in or does it have to be done in the county the employer lives in?
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Can I sue my employer for my pay not recieved in the county the work was done in or does it have to be done in the county the employer lives in?
I worked for 4 days, 4 hours of each day was spent driving my employer to and from the job site. We agreed on $15 an hour from the time I picked him up until the time I dropped him off. After 4 days I quit and now he has agreed to pay me $12 an hour only for the time we were on the jobsite. I live in one county and he lives in another and the jobsite was in my county. Where can I sue him?
Asked on July 9, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Virginia
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
From what you write, you should be able to sue him your county: if the work was done in your county, the work for which you were not paid, then the injury occured in your county, which would give your courts jurisdiction over the matter.
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