The company now doesn't want to pay my cousin, and I'd like to know if there is a law or statute requiring the company to pay the employee regardless of whom they were hired by
2006-07-13 06:33:32 · 12 answers · asked by Nowhere Man 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
My cousin worked there for about two months, but when the company found out that the person who hired them wasn't supposed to be hiring anybody, they then fired my cousin and said they wouldn't have to pay them for those two months.
2006-07-13 06:42:30 · update #1
if he worked there 2 months and had not been paid yet, then he never was going to get paid.
2006-07-13 06:41:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If he worked & has some type of proof that he worked (eyewitness, timecard, employee handbook), then they have to pay him. He should go to the Police & make a report against the person who hired him & make a positive ID. This person should go up on fraud charges & the company should prosecute them as well. If your state Labor Department won't help you, then go to Legal Aid & see if they will assist you & your cousin I'm betting the Company will pay up when the Police contact them regarding this so-called fraud! If this person is an employee, then the company is responsible for their actions & you have a good court case that should get you a quick settlement because no one likes bad press! Don't tell the Company or anyone there that you are going to the Police or they could destroy records & start firing people to cover their tracks. Just make a Police Report & seek legal assistence. Why would he work for 2 months without pay? If he has some type of learning disability, this could work in his favor! You definately need legal counsel & the help of your Labor Commissioner.
2006-07-13 06:47:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Regardless of the size of the company, if your cousin, in good faith, accepted an offer of employment, then normally, the company is considered to have hired him. Why he would work for 2 months without being paid is beyond me. Most people wouldn't work much past their first paycheck being late.
If he can show that he performed services, then he needs to contact his state Department of Labor. You can look them up either on your state's website, or you can look in the phone book. They are often helpful, (and free), and can assist your cousin in obtaining his wages.
You didn't provide a lot of important details, but then, that's common here. For more specific advice, your cousin needs to consult an attorney licensed in the state where he lives. If he doesn't know one, he should consult his state or local bar association for a referral.
2006-07-13 09:09:09 · answer #3 · answered by Phil R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he provided some sort of service to the company, including attending any training, then he has worked for wages and is entitlted. If the person who hired him is an employee of the company, then his offer can legally be assumed to represent the company and the company's recourse is to terminate him for overstepping his authority. You're cousin could be dismissed as well but only after receiving wages for his efforts.
2006-07-13 06:40:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I have a large employer. I'm thinking if I decided to hire someone, started training them and giving them work to do... not only would that person not ever get paid but I'd get in huge trouble.
I guess it really depends on if your cousin filled out hiring paperwork and stuff. Did they get his W2's and maybe like a pre-employement physical, have him sign that he'd read company policies and stuff like that.
2006-07-13 06:58:49 · answer #5 · answered by rishathra7 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This became printed 7 years in the past so your about 21-22 now. The guidelines have obviously replaced on the grounds that then and that i'm turning 15 in some months and a number of my friends have jobs yet i do not understand how i bypass about getting a job in the present day. i ought to easily have a good time with if someone ought to provide an up as a lot as now record of jobs and the thanks to get a job create a CV etc. thanks in develop to absolutely everyone whose style adequate to help :)
2016-11-06 08:02:56 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they have to pay him for the work he did up until the time he was let go, but getting that money may end up costing him even more money (in lawyer's fees and court costs). He should think hard if it's worth pursuing.
2006-07-13 06:40:02 · answer #7 · answered by rainfingers 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That sounds like a bunch of B.S. Find yourself a lawyer that will work pro-bono (or whatever lawyers call it) and sue the daylights out of the company.
2006-07-13 06:38:40 · answer #8 · answered by SpikeBoy.com 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they did the paperwork, and your cousin did the work, then they need to pay them.
2006-07-13 06:37:27 · answer #9 · answered by Robsthings 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Companies are in the business to screw people. Get a lawyer.
2006-07-13 06:36:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋