Legal Question in Employment Law in California

What to do when the last paycheck doesn't come.

I left a position as a Teacher for the State of California on Sept.21,2000. I have still not received my last paycheck. I am now getting return check charges at my bank, and have found out that my auto insurance will be canceled unless this is taken care of in short order. I have made repeated calls to the facility and have received no results. I was hung up on by a clerk after she informed me that she would check her Email the next day to see if there was any word from Sacramento about my check. I have been patient as I called on October 2 and was told that I could pick up my check. When I arrived I found that it had been sent to Sacramento because of an overpayment, and that I could not receive any advance of funds because I am now classified as a Separated Employee. I was then told to wait a week, which I did, and am now told that no one knows anything about my check. The "check" I am waiting for includes my pay for a month, vacation time that was accumulated, and the funds withheld in my PERS account. What can I do about the charges that are interred because of the delay in getting my paycheck? How do I go about filing on this without spending money that I obviously don't have?


Asked on 10/13/00, 6:18 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Ken Koury Kenneth P. Koury, Esq.

Re: What to do when the last paycheck doesn't come.

You need to contact the local office of the California state labor commissioner. They will get you your money and possibly make the employer to a penalty to you in addition to that.

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Answered on 11/30/00, 3:52 am


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