Legal Question in Employment Law in California

Labor-Bankruptcy

My employer at the the start of the year filed for bankruptcy and did not pay us 2 weeks worth ofd pay. He kept telling me that after his trial was over that the creditors would dispense funds to pay us. His case was over in April. My scheduled had been very busy and I finally had some time to do some investigating. I called the US court offices and according to them it is now too late for me to do anything about getting paid! Is this true? Is there anything I can do? I've had conversations with my ex-boss and he just kept telling me that yes, I would get paid.


Asked on 8/16/07, 12:25 pm

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

Re: Labor-Bankruptcy

You've been duped. Once a company files for bankruptcy, you cannot take any legal action against the company, other than to file a claim as a creditor of the company. The time to file a claim is strict and being busy is no excuse to not file a timely claim. Assuming you were told, correctly, that you are too late, it is unlikely you will ever get paid the wages you were promised.

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Answered on 8/16/07, 4:22 pm


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