Previous employers and back pay ?

[jimdana1942]

Go to a FTF with them and bring Tony Soprano with you.

 

[rockmup]

Did you ever call the dept of labor?

yes I did. they took my info and someone is supposed to call me back after 2pm.

nothing yet.

Though I don't have much hope. I told them my tale of woe and they gave me the # to the INS. lol

 

[rockmup]

Miss Kimberly just called me from the dept of labor.

I can send a demand letter, let them refuse or not pay it all and then take them to small claims court.

or

I can claim it all on my taxes at the end of the year.



So thats that. Thanks guys for all the info and ideas.

 

[talkinggoat]

Small Claims

It's free for you to take them to small claims. See if you can report them to a collection agency, too; IDK if you can, but that would be great. Ruin their credit, while your at it. I'm interested to know why the Labor Department won't investigate them.

From the DOL website

The Department of Labor (DOL) fosters and promotes the welfare of the job seekers, wage earners, and retirees of the United States by improving their working conditions, advancing their opportunities for profitable employment, protecting their retirement and health care benefits, helping employers find workers, strengthening free collective bargaining, and tracking changes in employment, prices, and other national economic measurements. In carrying out this mission, the Department administers a variety of Federal labor laws including those that guarantee workers rights to safe and healthful working conditions; a minimum hourly wage and overtime pay; freedom from employment discrimination; unemployment insurance; and other income support.

 

[rockmup]

Because this is above and beyondyour normal wages.

 

[talkinggoat]

Ah, I see... Typical government agency. You have to take them to court, though. If you let them get away with it, they will think they can do it to everyone, and they will.

 

[W1nds0rF0x]

It's free for you to take them to small claims. See if you can report them to a collection agency, too; IDK if you can, but that would be great. Ruin their credit, while your at it. I'm interested to know why the Labor Department won't investigate them.

From the DOL website

The Department of Labor (DOL) fosters and promotes the welfare of the job seekers, wage earners, and retirees of the United States by improving their working conditions, advancing their opportunities for profitable employment, protecting their retirement and health care benefits, helping employers find workers, strengthening free collective bargaining, and tracking changes in employment, prices, and other national economic measurements. In carrying out this mission, the Department administers a variety of Federal labor laws including those that guarantee workers rights to safe and healthful working conditions; a minimum hourly wage and overtime pay; freedom from employment discrimination; unemployment insurance; and other income support.

I don't know where you get that SCC is free. If it were free I'd have gone after the crackhead sleazebag that rear ended me back in March.

 

[rockmup]

they ended up paying me about half of what they owed me but not before getting stupid, which is better than nothing I guess.
I'll just claim the rest on my taxes and be glad to be done with them.

Thanks for all the info.

 

[W1nds0rF0x]

So, OOC how do they justify not paying you what they actually owe you? I mean, that should be kind of cut and dry.

 

[rockmup]

trying to charge me for uniforms I never got. (no sig from me) other equipment they say was never returned but in fact I never had it or they lost it. Which is typical for them.

then they changed their per diem rates and millage payouts after the fact and bla,bla,bla

 

[CEHollier]

they ended up paying me about half of what they owed me but not before getting stupid, which is better than nothing I guess.
I'll just claim the rest on my taxes and be glad to be done with them.

Thanks for all the info.

That's proof they owed you money. If you have reciepts to prove they did not pay you in full go to small claims court to collect the rest.

 

[rockmup]

They know it and I know it. I have documentation for everything.
I'm just done and moving on.

Obamanation will take care of it ! lol