how long does an employer have to pay a paid contractor after being fired?

Question

has to be factual, and does anybody know how long you have to claim unpaid ?

Answer 1

up to the end of the contract. eg 12 months contract but you worked only 10, employer will still have to pay until the 12th month.

Answer 2

if you were an "employee" then they have 24 hours excluding weekends and holidays. The definition of employee: you are not under contract, you are paid a salary, have benefits, etc.
As a "contractor" you do not "work" for a specific company, but rather a specific job. As such, you should have a contract, or a bid for the job, an acceptance of that bid in writing. This contract should include how you are to be paid and any recourse either of you have in the event of a "default", or a terminination.
Assuming you are a licensed contractor and have a written contract to perform, then obviously there has been a breach of the written contract.
What is the breech that exsits? Did you fail to do something? Go over the estimate? Fail to deliver whatever it was you were hired to do? Did the "employer" fail to provide the necessary and agreed upon tools, permits, etc? Did he do or not do something that contributed to your unsuccessful completion or target date of stages?
I ask these questions as you may have to go to court to get paid for work done, or for damages if they breeched their part. Be aware, you may also find you breeched some part of the agreement and could be countersued.
As a final note, if you are a "contractor" you are self employed for all intent and purpose. YOu should send the "employer" a certified letter outlining what you expect and why. State in the letter that you believe that, that or the other happened and give a reasonable time for them to pay you X amount.
Get a return rec't attach it to the letter and wait for the time to expire. Any conversation or correspondence should be well documented with date, time, what and who spoken to.
Be cool and NEVER LOSE YOUR TEMPER.
After the expired time, file a small claims case in civil court, retaining all your documentation as proof.
If you are a "normal" employee, you can contact your local EEOC office and file a complaint.
Good luck.

Answer 3

if fee is reported interior the contract and you have met the situations to get carry of fee, how can the employer refuse to pay it? - you're no longer an worker in case you signed a freelance as an autonomous contractor

Answer 4

its probably depending on why fired