My new employer has not paid me...they owe me over $1,200. How do they get away with such a thing?

Question

I registered with the IN Workforce office. I went to an interview and was hired. The job description was $16-$24 hr. deliverying advertising material. Must have own vehichle. After 2 weeks of solid work, my employer told me to hold on his contract fell through for the project. I gave weekly reports of what I was doing with a break down of mileage and expenses. My expenses only included a cell phone which they agreed to reimburse me for. May 1st I started, May 15th they told me to hold on. I have never been reimbursed or paid for anything. What do I do? My employer never returned my phone calls or answeres emails.

Answer 1

The only easy thing to do is to go to small claims court. (it's pretty cheap, around $30) and sue them. You can go to your local municipal court and find out exactly how to do it.
Sue them, for the money they owe you as well as for the time you were looking for work and for court expenses.

Answer 2

I don't know what state you're from, and this will have a big impact on how you can go about getting your money from your company. The basic response is that they can't get away with this, and that you now need to file a report with the Labor Board. They will handle it from there.

I am posting you this link so that you can post your question on this site--there are lawyers and other professionals who can give you more specific advice depending on your state. Please post there, because it will help you much more than we can here at Yahoo Answers. I have posted questions there before, and they are very helpful. Give them at least a day to respond to your question.

Answer 3

I would also contact the IN workforce office to alert them to this poor referral.

Answer 4

take them to small claims court (go to your county courthouse and ask there- it's free)