I've been employed at a roofing company in wisconsin for 2 months and my boss was getting behind on paying me my hourly wage so I quit. Right now he owes me around $700. When I called him to get my money today he told me he's not gonna pay me and to except it as a loss. When I threatned to turn him into a goverment agency he said he hasn't been paying taxes on anything i made and that there was know proof of me working for him.
He paid cash and I dont have any check stubs or any kind of proof that I was employed for him other than the employees that also worked for him. (all employees quit the same day i did).
Does anyone know who we can contact for help getting our money or atleast get him in trouble for not paying taxes?
2007-09-04 15:55:05 · 7 answers · asked by BIGCOUNTRY 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
You definitely need to contact the labor board, and usually there is an employee advocate in the area. You might also file for unemployment, that means, they will also investigate. He can not, absolutely NOT refrain from paying taxes. I believe in Wisconsin the max is $600 he could have paid you in cash wages. Did you receive overtime, try to recall what you can, document it and present it to the agencies I have listed. Good luck, I hope you can recoup your time.
Also, I just read the guy above me's answer. I personally know of NO laws that require the employee to have any liability when it comes to proper documentation or submission of payroll taxes. I do believe he is quite inaccurate in his assumption!
2007-09-04 16:03:21 · answer #1 · answered by cunhvn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's got you by the short hairs and he knows it. You worked under the table, so even if all of those witnesses come forward, no court can help you because only certain paperwork can prove you worked. A judge won't have the discretion to accept anything else but the "official" paperwork. Plus do you really want to get in trouble for not paying income taxes?
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2007-09-04 23:03:54 · answer #2 · answered by Kacky 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Labor board / IRS. Document everything you can remember, work locations, days, people you worked with. Get other employees to testify, etc.
2007-09-04 22:58:09 · answer #3 · answered by M G 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You know people who have seen you working on the different jobs. Friends, cusomers, people you work with, etc.
Call the Dept. of Labor in your state.
2007-09-04 23:10:28 · answer #4 · answered by luckyone_27105 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you get him in trouble, you will also be getting yourself in trouble. If you worked for him "under the table", then you are also in trouble for evading taxation. If you are willing to pay the consequences of your own tax evasion, by all means turn him in. If not, just chalk it up to a stupid move on your part in trying to beat the system.
2007-09-04 23:00:19 · answer #5 · answered by stever002 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
CALL THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. CALL THE STATE TAX DEPARTMENT TOO.
2007-09-08 17:33:01 · answer #6 · answered by dadw5boys 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
break his kneecaps
2007-09-04 23:08:15 · answer #7 · answered by jacm91 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋