I worked as a substitute teacher for six days..and I still haven’t received my compensation

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I worked as a substitute teacher for six days..and I still haven’t received my compensation

I have contacted the school three
times.I have gotten a response yet.

Asked on September 10, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Alabama

Answers:

SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 6 years ago | Contributor

If they have failed to pay you and a pay period has come and gone (and they will not even commit to when they will pay you), you can contact your state department of labor, which may be able to help you. (The dept. of labor enforces wage and hour laws.) However, your state does not appear to mandate payment by a certain date, so it is not clear the department can help (i.e. there may not be a specific payroll law violation from late payment for them to take action against); it is still worth contacting them first, since if they can do anything, their help is free.
If they can't or won't help you, your recourse is to sue the employer for the money. You would sue based on "breach of contract": that is, violation of the agreement, even if an oral or unwritten one, pursuant to which you agreed to work in exchange for pay. If you did you part--you worked--they are then contractually obligated to do their part and pay you. Suing in small claims court, as your own attorney ("pro se") is a good, fast, cost-effective option.


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