Legal Question in Employment Law in Florida

labor law

My boyfriend got a job working for a lawn care service. The guy never gave him a w2 to fill out and he worked him 13 to 14 hours per day. The first week he worked 22 hours and got paid $200 via check(hand written). The second week we had to hunt him down to get the money. He was supposed to get paid on Friday and did not get paid until Monday. My boyfriend had worked 23 hours that week and the guy tried to give him only $50. My boyfriend said that's not correct so the guy gave him $100 in cash. We figured it up and it only came out to $4.35 per hour. In Florida the minimum wage is $6.67 per hour. Do we have any legal recourse that we can take or did my boyfriend just get screwed?


Asked on 10/09/07, 9:29 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Scott Behren Behren Law Firm

Re: labor law

Your bf may have claims under the FLSA and the Fla Min Wage Act. The only question is if you get a judgmetn against his former employer if he can collect the judgment.

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Answered on 10/09/07, 11:13 am


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