How do I get back wages that were stolen from me?
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How do I get back wages that were stolen from me?
I work in a small company in Orange County. I get paid weekly. I have been with the company since July 1st. Every week except 2, my payroll check has bounced or returned for insufficient
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the point that I had to open an account with my employers bank to keep this from having severe negative impacts. I have not once received an itemized paystub. All I get is a handwritten slip of paper that shows how may hours I worked during the pay period. Literally
nothing else. I recently received a W2 that shows my year end earnings as $14,310. A rough calculation is that I made closer to $15,000. I have had deductions amounting to around $150 come out of each weekly check. My boss frequently makes me pick things up in my own vehicle that are 50 miles away without reimbursing me. I fill out reimbursement forms but never see
this reimbursement.
Asked on February 7, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, California
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
Figure out how much you should earned in gross wages for the amount of hours (if an hourly employee) or weeks (if salaried) during the year and compare to what you were paid in gross wages: if you were paid less than should have been, based on how much you worked and your hourly wage or weekly salary, then if your employer will not voluntarily correct the shortfall and pay you the amount you are owed, you could sue your employer for the money.
Your employer is NOT required to reimburse you for the use of your own vehicle even though the employer can require you use your own vehicle. Employers may make employees use their own cars, trucks, etc. for work and do not need to pay them for mileage, gas, or anything else. Many employers choose to provide compensation for the employee's use of his/her vehicle, but that is the employer's choice: you cannot require them to compensate or reimburse you for this.
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