My employer is stealing money from me, what can i do?

Question

I recently staring having a problem with my employer. I have been puttin in extra hours for about the last month, about 30 extra hours a check. We started a job about 1 and a half hours away from town and my emploryer doesnt want to pay me for the ride there. Normally I would just tough it out, but I have recently had a baby with my wife and my time is needed elsewhere if i'm not being paid. I told my boss I am getting paid for the drive or i'm quitting, and he kinda pissed around about answering me but finnaly just stpped complaining and excepted it, or so i thought. My last two checks have been short on hours, and when i requested my clock times i noticed they have been altered. With no proof myself of whats going on, but i know its true. What should, or can i do?

Answer 1

Report him to the department of Labor, file a report, make documentations, make copies of all your checks, copies of the hours you clock, and keep a log of everything that takes place while working with your employer.

Make sure you keep written records of days, times, hours, you spend working, and list reasons you believe you are being short changed from your employer or better yet, list reason's you believe he is cheating you out of your hard earned salary.

It wouldn't hurt to ask an police officer, dial the non-emergency number, they offer great assistance in matters such as this..explain to them what you have posted here, but in more details, and I would assure you, that you will get the advice you need to solve this issue.

Do not let anyone take advantage of you. Do not let your boss know of your intentions, just keep documentation on him, no one who is lying is going to go through all of these changes if it were not true. So do it and reap your rewards..

Answer 2

First contact the Labor Department, and find out if he is required to pay you for your driving time. Second does he pay any others to drive to work? Most employers do not pay people to drive to work.

If your employer is not required to pay you to drive to work, and has told you that he is not going to pay you to drive to work, then there is a possible issue you should know about. Time Card Fraud, it is a Felony I believe, and if you are adding unapproved time to your time card for the purpose of financial gain than this is fraud. If he is required to pay you or it is a common practice, than his altering your time card could be considered an attempt to defraud you of earnings. Before you confront him check with an attorney that handles labor law. Lastly always always always make copies of your time cards before you turn them in.

Answer 3

Contact your local Labor Board or Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and file a complaint. They will make him pay all your back hours and a penalty.

Answer 4

Life is about decisions. Make the right one for yourself, your wife and your newborn baby.
Never leave one job before you have landed another.
Quit and chalk it up to a stepping stone.

Answer 5

Threaten him by telling him your going to get a lawyer, and if that doesn't help then either A: get a lawyer or B: find a new job.

Answer 6

If his boss has a boss contact him. If not call the cops or maybe better business bureau.

get a lawyer first.

Answer 7

Let him do it again , but log down the hours that you work and have a witness verify it (Someone who works with you) Then you will have him for sure .

Answer 8

The Dept. of labor handles problems of wages.

Call them. Don't let this go.

Answer 9

http://www.workplacefairness.org/
http://www.nolo.com/resource.cfm/catID/411DD971-9C17-47D8-880913B3AE9A2FFF/104/150/
http://jobsearchtech.about.com/cs/labor_laws_2/a/employee_rights.htm

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