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I have worked at my current job for seven years and we get payed vaction but my employer says i took off six months which i didnt and said i need check stubs from that year to prove it which i dont have is there anyway i can get some information from 2001 like SSA or IRS

I have my w-2 from that year and unemployment says they can't give me that type of information only employers i just think that my job is trying to screw me because i know i did not take a six month leave how could i not remember being off for six whole months i did not take the time off

Answer 1

You can obtain your income information including W-2 from IRS. However that wouldn't show how many vacation days you've taken. It may only prove that they paid you.

Best wishes.

Answer 2

That's a pretty big discrepancy, unless you took off 5-1/2 months and are only arguing about a couple weeks. Something is very strange here.

IRS and social security records would show what you were paid during that year, but not whether you were actually working or not. If they're saying you took six months unpaid leave, then either of those agencies' records should show it since the totals for that year would be WAY down. Request a transcript for that year from the IRS - see http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc156.html
or go online at ssa.gov and request a social security statement. The social security statement only will show what you made in covered wages, so if you make more than the social security limit, that wouldn't show all of your wages for the year.

Answer 3

If your state has a Labor Board you might contact them. If your state has unemployment insurance they would have records by quarter which would show that you worked during the period in question. The IRS would only be able to tell you what was reported in the way of income.