current/former employer has closed shop and is not paying me my last pay check i was off book's what do i do?
535502
off books..hmmm. if he went bankrupt...hmmmm. the sitch does not look good...but, if i were you i would call the State and complain to the State Department of Human rights.
779220
To be honest, if I were you I won't go back to the old company because it didn't pay me on time, that's a very serious question. Like your old boss said so, he promised you to pay you on time if you come back, which means he actually had the ability to pay you on time but he didn't do it when you worked with him, see the point!! But afterall it's your own choice, if you feel like going back and like your old job better you can give it a try!!!
1114169
Probably have to start from scratch.....\n\nIf you cannot find a receipt or canceled check where you paid, it may be imposable to find out.\n\nNOTE: You will not be able to find on nslookup service via www.zoneedit.com because your website no longer exist. Nslookup service is only for existing sites.
661981
Do call or go to the Labour and wage board in your city. \nBe sure you have proof of the hours you worked and even if you do not have the proof go anyway sometimes the labour board can scare these employers into giving you your monies.\nGo into search and type in Labour board for you state to find out where it is located.
402500
Contact the DOL (Department of Labor)at www.dol.gov.\n\nAn employer can not take out garnishments or overpayments from your pay without written consent from you.
920338
You need to contact their HR department.  As long as you filed the expenses at the time you left, they will pay you.
65060
You have a few options at hand.  The first thing I would do is have someone you trust but your old company doesnt know call and do an inquiry on you as if they were checking your references.  This way you can find out what is being said.  If they are saying anything other than your date of hire, and basic info you can sue them for slander.  The next thing you need to do is check how you are listing them on your applications.  Are you putting down the reason for discharge?  If so, stop. Put down TBD (to be discussed).  Then, when you go for an interview, fudge the truth a bit.  Tell the prospective employer that you were getting harrassed and that they fired you unjustfully for that without a full investigation.  That will hit their soft spot and help you get in easier.  NEVER tell an employer you got fired for attendance problems.  BIG no no.  You can also try some of the temp agencies.  They are good for getting your foot back in the doors.  Best of luck to you.
770913
Have you contacted the company?  That would be the first and most obvious step.  You may be mistaken about being owed money or the company may not be legally obligated to pay it to you at this point in time.
1099143
If nothing has changed; Upon being fired, the employer has to have check in hand. If you have quit the job, the employer has until the next regular payday.
877367
Even if you quit without giving notice, your employer does not have the right to withold your last paycheck. Legally, they have to pay you for the hours you worked. The check would be paid out by the next pay period. If you did not get paid, get in touch with your Labour board.
135773
Did you owe your employer any advances, premiums for insurance or products/services that had not been paid?  They can hold onto that portion but have you contacted them or just assumed they haven't.  You may need to pick it up & sign for receiving your final pay.
877095
I've assisted three different people (friends or relatives) with this same issue. The only difference is that they were resolved within one to two months of an employer refusing to pay them.\n\nThis is what I told them to do.\n1) Contact The Department of Labor and ask them for assistance (rules and laws) regarding how it is enforced in your state.\n*In Minnesota an employer not paying wages earned by an employer has severe penalties. This includes full payment within a given time period of reciept of notice. It also includes back wages for the duration of time they failed to pay you. So if you were in Minnesota the company would owe you X number of dollars for the entire time period from June until now. If you worked 40 hours per week, that would be 23 weeks worth of pay if they failed to pay you had you stopped working on June 1, 2006.\nThis can be negotiated and normally is, but legally you are entitled THAT amount of money due to their fault in not paying you in a timely fashion. By law (again, depending on which State) the employer owes you within a given time frame on you leaving. One week, two weeks... Whatever it is. So it could gain you earnings anywhere from 23 weeks, to a lesser number.\n\n2) Write a letter to the former employer stating what the law is and demand payment. Don't be mean, just clean, pure and simple. Per the law where you live,  calculate what you are owed and state it. Then show them the calculated total sum which includes penalties and late fees. (If it's $10.00/hour - based on a 40-hour work week, including the past 21 weeks [to be nice and earn favor with a Judge, subtract the first two weeks of them dragging their feet] and state they COULD owe you a minimum of $8,400.00 plus what they previously owed you). State that upon taking them to Court a Judge would decide in your favor for non payment of wages earned and they would also be responsible to pay for attorney's fees and Court fees. Remember, this is how it is in Minnesota so make darn sure you put in plain type the exact amounts owed to you per the law.\n\n4) After stating all the info above in the letter, my last paragraph included the following (minus the company name and dates):\n\nUnder Minnesota Statute 181.13, you are required to pay unpaid wages within 24 hours of receiving this letter.  Further delays will subject me to file a claim against (insert company name) per Minnesota Statute 181.14 Subdivision 2.  Penalties and fees will accrue upon receipt of this letter.  Failure to comply will constitute sending this letter to the organizations listed below on (state the day, date and year. Give them two days mail time.)\n\n4) At the bottom of your letter include the following info: (example)\n\nCc:\n(State) Department of Labor and Industry\nxxx  Road North\nCity, MN xxxxx\n\n(name of county) County Government Center\n(name of person you contacted), Court Administrator (Conciliation Court)\nxx Second Street NW\nCity, MN xxxxx\n\n(City name here) Chamber of Commerce\nPO Box xxx\nCity, MN zip code\n\nState the address for each place you are carbon copying! Make sure to include your name and address. No phone number.\n\nGood luck!
245147
Well, if the facts are as you've described you should consult an attorney regarding the filing of a wrongful termination suit.  Of course, if the company can't pay its bills what's the point?\n\nFile for unemployment -- if your former employer is stupid enough to contest appeal to the Labor Relations board in your state/community -- and find a better job.
611202
From now on,for your own good,you really need to stop taking checks, nowadays, even a grocery store is equipped with a check system that will instantly check if the check is either good for the money it's written for or not.\nNowadays, paper checks are a thing of the past, You can take a paper check and convert it into an electronic check and instantly take the money if it was truely there.\nIf someone wants to write you a check, don't take it, instead, say that you only accept cash or credit card. If the person is able to write a check, wouldn't you agree that they can easily give you the money instead?\nI feel very bad for you to be honest, I know how you feel, you must feel rather helpless, but BUT-There are steps you can take to remedy this, I don't know how much effort you want to put towards this, but this is going to take a little....\nHow much info did you get out of this person, If you have her first and last name, you can always try to do a person search, you can go to the check writers bank and ask them if they can give you her new address, you can call the operator and ask for her new phone number, you can do a credit and history search, perhaps giving her about 6 months to settle down before pulling out her credit history search. That is probably your best bet. A credit search might cost $40 dollars or less, but when you have her address and a little complaint served to her, you can bet your buttered buns that you can recover that and some punitive damages and INTEREST.\nYou can also print out every Email and IM attempt you have made to contact her and you can present that to court of course it will be in your favor.\nHave you tried resubmitting the check to her bank? You should also try that.\nYou can also contact me and I can help you out a bit more.\nPlease contact me at betsaidaus@yahoo.com and I will surely tell you something else you can try!\n\nAnyway, whether or not you contact me, I hope you get your money back!
130165
You did work, they gave you a check.  Sounds like you each lived up to your side of the bargain.\n\nYou initially thought about leaving for a reason.  If that reason did not go away, then you really should consider moving on.  Their support of you during your difficulties shouldnt factor in very much.  If the company was having difficulties I'm sure they wouldnt expect you to stick around if they couldnt pay you.
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I would go to my boss and ask why the money was taken out. I would also ask him as a courtesy to please notify me in advance if my paycheck was going to be short for any reason so as not to screw up my bill payments and other expenses.\n\nIf I was not happy with my boss's answer, I would hire a lawyer and claim that I was constructively dismissed.\n\nThen I would sue the company.
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They should be able to verify whether or not the check was ever cashed, and if not, then you should be entitled to it.  You need to keep on these people though!  They're just civil servants.  They don't care about you, as long as they get their paycheck!!  Fight until you see that check!!!