Legal Question in Employment Law in Georgia

I have been working on a contract for a company in the financial services industry that now has some cash flow issues. When I first began, they had no problem paying my invoice. The payments got slower each time until the end of July when they informed all contractors that they were putting us on a 30 day delay schedule for payment of invoices and that all July invoices would pay August 31st. All August invoices would pay September 30th, etc. As of September 1, I still have not received my July invoice and the current amount due is $21,600. What leagal remedies are available to me. I saw that up to $15000 can be handled in small claims court. If I file a suit there, would there be any liability again me, if I was to notify the regulatory authorities, their other vendors and key clients to investigate this information. I just want to exert leverage to get paid as this has put me in a huge finanacial bind.


Asked on 9/01/09, 8:04 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Scott Riddle Law Office of Scott B. Riddle, LLC

Your question is not a "labor and employment" question, but a debtor/creditor question. If they refuse to pay, you can file a suit in state court, or magistrate court (up to the limit). I am not sure what you mean by "liability against you" or notifying regulatory agencies about something (since you don't say). If you are basically referring to a smear campaign to get "leverage," that rarely works and is generally viewed as a very poor way to handle your business affairs. What if someone at the company decided to do the same?

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Answered on 9/06/09, 8:15 am


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