Legal Question in Employment Law in California

I worked for my employer from February to the end of June

During that time I was told I was going to get paid biweekly, the first 2 weeks, I didn't receive anything. The owner of the company got ill and had to be in the hospital for a month. I was working along with the family to help them out run the store without them having to lose the location. I basically worked for free and waited on their return for payment. I took money out the register as they told me to if I needed cash. I was also only paid 3 weeks out of all of my time there.

It's been a whole month and I haven't received the rest of my pay, I"ve been getting excuses and excuses for reasons I don't have my money yet.

I'm frustrated and I've finally decided to take action. The owner was a friend of mine so I didn't want to take legal action, but enough is enough.

What can I do?


Asked on 7/01/10, 2:16 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

The proper course in this situation is to file a claim with the Dept. of Industrial Relations, Division of Labor Standards Enforcement. I believe you can now even file a claim online.

Read more
Answered on 7/01/10, 5:25 pm


Related Questions & Answers

More Labor and Employment Law questions and answers in California