Legal Question in Business Law in California

Never recieved my last paycheck

I quit my job. i gave my boss 1 weeks

notice that i wouldnt be working with

them anymore. I usually recieve my pay

checks on a weekly basis. I turned in my

last clock in sheet and have been

waiting for my pay checks. I've

contacted my boss many times through

email but i have not recieved anything

back. How can i get my money? can i

sue them for not compensating me for

the last week that i worked?


Asked on 12/10/06, 11:51 am

2 Answers from Attorneys
Carl Starrett Law Offices of Carl H. Starrett II

Re: Never recieved my last paycheck

In cases like this, usually the best way to proceed is to file a claim with the local Labor Board. Intentional failure to pay wages can result in a penalty equivalent a a full 30 days of additional pay for you.

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Answered on 12/10/06, 12:35 pm
Bryan Whipple Bryan R. R. Whipple, Attorney at Law

Re: Never recieved my last paycheck

You can sue, but you shouldn't have to; there is a much easier administrative remedy available through a complaint to the State of California, Industrial Relations Department, Division of Labor Standards Enforcement. You didn't give a ZIP Code so I can't give you a local phone number, but you can find them in the Government section of a phone directory.

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Answered on 12/10/06, 2:32 pm


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