California Labor board?

Question

I keep getting letters from my old company saying I owe them over $700 dollars. I never received this money, I have told them this several times. Last time I responded I told them to provide proof that the money was sent to me. They just now responded with none, still saying I owe them.
Heres the deal, my last two days I had worked was paid to me June 8th (this was for the pay period of 05/14-05/27). I didnt receive anything after.
This is their letter:
"The direct deposit you received on June 8, 2007 is for the pay period 05/28-06/10. As previously stated [company] pays current with adjustment in arrears. That means you were paid your full 80 hours for two weeks ending on Sunday, 06/10 after payday of Friday, 06/08. However, you did not work any hours during this time. The net amount for this direct deposit was $180.76. Thus, as you can see, you did not receive a direct deposit in the amount of $734.34. The net overpayment total of $734.34 is the amount you owe Princess Cruises."

So they are jumping back and forth trying to say they paid me in advance for the two weeks I didnt work. I never received this money, all I received was for the last two days I HAD worked, on June 8th.

How do I get them to stop saying I owe them, when Ive already written them formally several times saying such. Where do they get off trying to say I owe them for not working? I'd understand if they had SENT me the money, but they hadn't.
I cant ignore it because they will try to send me to collections and that will affect my credit.

And look, they admit that they didnt send me the money in this last letter, so how can they say I owe it, if by own admission they never sent it?

So my question is, do I go to the California Labor board? How do I contact them. I tried looking on their site, and there are so many departments Im not sure where to go.

In this last letter they sent, if you look at the second to last line above, by their own admission they did not send this money to me. Plus they really would need to look at their own records to provide proof they had sent it. To send them a copy of my bank statement infringes on my privacy.
I did try communicating over the phone in the beginning, but all I got was voice mails after voice mails, and when they responded to my voice mails they were vague and stated they would send me the letter.
Also, to have documented proof, everything at this point would need to be in letter format.

But so I am right that for them to continue to say I owe after I continuously dispute it, is harrassment?
Lawyers cost money, I was hoping by going to the labor board I could get them to stop that way...

Answer 1

you do not need a lawyer -- take all of this paper work to the states atty for your county and have him earn his pay and it will not cost anything for his services -- county officials love to prove the state boys wrong!!!

Answer 2

Call the labor board. Just pick a dept that seems likely. They will redirect you to the proper dept.

You are going to have to provide a copy of your bank statement showing the amount deposited. I would send a certified letter with a copy of your bank statement and demand that they provide proof they sent the overpayment.

Answer 3

have you sent them a copy of your bank statement showing you didn't receive the deposit also have you talked to someone on the phone instead of letters and the last thing if you have done all those have you talked to lawyer about filing a harassment suit