Legal Question in Employment Law in California

I am 67 years old and live in California. I have been employed by a company in Chicago making 36000 per year or 3000 per month less taxes ( I paid my own insurance). They just stopped paying me through my automatic deposit without notice. I have not spoken with anyone there and have never spoken with anyone except for once ,, I worked through a colleague in Chicago who they fired a few weeks ago but he had a contract and now they are in court -- I kept working and have email to prove it as no one ever told me to stop. I want to collect unemployment and think they should pay me for the last two weeks at the very least .. I have never received official notice; it's as though I never existed. This is a big engineering company responsible for the payments.. what should I do?.


Asked on 12/01/09, 11:56 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Kirschbaum Law Offices of Michael R. Kirschbaum

The first and most obvious step is to start communicating with this employer. It is hard to imagine how you can work for a company you have never communicated with. Did you fill out a W-4 form? Whose name appears on your paycheck, the company or the colleague? Were taxes paid to the state of California?

If you continued to perform work for which you have not been paid, send a certified letter to the employer, along with copies of evidence of the work you performed and request payment. If they refuse, you can file a wage claim with the California Labor Commissioner.

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Answered on 12/07/09, 2:40 pm


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