Legal Question in Employment Law in California

Company can't pay what they owe

I made an agreement with a mortgage company to start a

closing divsion for them. They told me that they would pay

me $52,000 a year which comes out to $1000 a week or $200 a

day. On Monday they fired me after 7 weeks. I got my first

pay check for two weeks which was for the correct amount,

then I didn't get paid for the last four weeks. They told me

it had to do with another company not paying them or

whatever. Well, when they fired me he gave me a check for

$500 and they really owed me about $2600 for four weeks of

work. He then proceed to tell me that the company doesn't

have funds to pay me and so they just paid me min. wage. My

mistake was that I didn't sign a contract, but my first pay

check was correct and now the second one for twice as many

weeks is like less than half for only two weeks. I was

wondering if I could take this to court to have them pay me

the $2300 they owe me. If I can/can't would a audio of the

boss saying he owes me the money and just can't pay it be

acceptable to use in court? Because I don't have a pay

check. I talked to him today and he said he knows he owes

it to me he just won't pay it. Please respond because i

despe

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