Ex-boss *refusing* to pay!!!?

Question

Help!! I left my job recently and I didn't give them any notice. I'm not saying that it was the right thing to do, it wasn't and I should not have done it. But anyway, my (ex) boss owes me a total of 5 weeks pay [b] which he is refusing to pay![/b] I understand he's a bit p*ssed that I didn't give him notice but surely he cannot keep 5 weeks worth of money from me. What can I do to get my money? Obviously there's court but that'd take weks, or months! I rang them last week and they kept saying to "come up at this time" so I'd go up and they'd tell me "No, (the boss) isn't here right now, come again tomorrow at this time" I eventually got to speak to the boss today and he said a) u never came in to the office last week (Uh, yes I did) b) well, then u never made an appointment (Again, yes I did) and then c) U've stolen from me. WTF?? I asked him what he thought I'd stolen and he could not give me a straight answer! BTW, I had no contract with these "people"

Answer 1

You need to contact the Labor Department. They are not allowed to do that! I had a similar situation, and they resolved it and got me my pay check. It is against the law for them to hold your pay check and they can get in BIG trouble if they make a habit of it.

Here is the Deparment of Labor address/phone number:
Employment Standards Administration (ESA)
Wage and Hour Division
200 Constitution Avenue, NW
Room S-3502
Washington, DC 20210
Contact WHD
Tel: 1-866-4USWAGE (1-866-487-9243)
TTY: 1-877-889-5627

If you contact them, they will get you your money.

Answer 2

Sometimes all it takes is a letter from an attorney to get an employer to give you the money due. I left my job too without notice, and also had a problem getting my vacation pay.. We had a new manager and didn't know company policy on such matters, so it took me a month to get my last paycheck. So your best bet is to write down the times you did show up to the office and take it to an attorney. I guarantee in no time at all will you have that check. You can also file a complaint with the Better Business Bureau. The last thing a company wants is bad publicity. Good luck!

Answer 3

Hire a lawyer and have him/her make a phone call. Most likely the $ will be available within hours as most people do not want the hassle of court or it's costs. Not saying this will work, but scare tactics succeed very frequently and are used by lot's of collection companies

Answer 4

dear you need to speak with an attorney who specializes in employment laws and see what he or she says . I know that in any sittuation here in these united states they cannot keep wages that are owed to you so if your employer is in the united states then he is messing up big time and he will untimately end up paying punative damages if he does not give you ,your money and you have to take him to court so good luck and consult an attorney like now . good luck .

Answer 5

Call your local government offices and ask who handles situations like this. They are in the wrong and can't hold back pay you have earned for any reason. Make noise and get what's yours!!!

Good luck! :)

Answer 6

It sounds like he wants to play dirty, but I don't think you should stoop to his level. Try contacting your local labor and employment board. Or contact an attorney, for a small fee they can write a threatening letter to him. Sometimes, that can be enough to scare them into coughing it up.

Answer 7

You need to record your conversation with the people so you
can back up your story in court. grab as much paper documents as you can find so you can have a better chance
at winning your lawsuit.

Answer 8

He can probably keep 2 weeks pay in lieu of notice