Legal Question in Employment Law in Alabama
not paid wages
i was hired to work for my apartment complex as a part time leasing agent. was told that i would get a discount and wages. i worked there for a month and was not paid. i was told corporate was handling my paper work. i was then told at the end of june not to worry about my june rent because i had not been paid and they were still working on it. At the beinning of july a new manager was hired and i was told by the assistant to come in one day to meet her. she began interviewing me and asking about my rent. when i told her i was confused because how can i be interviewing for a job i already have and i was told not to worry about my rent. now they say i need to pay and plus late fees or be evicted. what can be done if i have proof of the job offer, days i worked and signed statements from tenants that saw me work there? i feel i should be owed for the time i worked and get my discount. they have currently now hired someone for the position i had. so was i fired? can i get unemployment wages? what labor laws have they broken?
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Re: not paid wages
If you were not paid wages, then you have a violation of the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act. It's a pretty strong act and I enjoy doing these types of cases. The law mandates that the employer pay an attorney fee. It would be best if you had some record though of your work there - enough to convince a jury that you are not just totally making this up. I would try to get something from the previous manager as to what your status was if you have no other written information. I would secretly record conversations with them where they blatantly and deliberately admit that you were hired and are trying to get you paid. Anything to make a minimal showing so that once they lie, you can show that they are lying and will be forced to pay up.
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Sterling L. DeRamus
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