Legal Question in Employment Law in Ohio

I recently quit my PT job and my boss is giving me the run around in my last checks.

He signed me up for a training classes to open up more business for the company. I never signed anything for the classes or agreed to anything stating that if I fail to finish I would pay back the enrollment fees. I quit my job before I could finish the classes and become certified.

First he said he would withhold my check when I refused to pay the fee while he weighed out his options. Next he said that he would pay me but it would be at a reduced 7.00/hr (our state min wage is 7.30) and he requested I pay half the enrollment. Again I wrote back to him denying the right to take my pay. And now two days ago I got a personal check from him for 174.00 when I was expecting around 318.00, and thats at the unfair rate of 7/hr. He left a little note on the check saying that he would send a stub with the next check.

I was expecting to be paid on the 1st of may, its now the 6th and I don't even have my full check. This is not my last check either.

Can he jus make up whatever he wants to pay me? He's also since then taken a very petty and my way or the high way kind of approach to me treating me more like the teenagers that work there (I'm 27) He's insulted me and has banned me from the store all because I wouldn't pay back money I never agreed to be responsible for. I'm curious what my next step should be to make this right.


Asked on 5/06/10, 1:00 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Neil Rubin Neil S. Rubin, Attorney at Law, LLC

Your employer is wrong and should pay you for all the time you worked. He is violating federal and Ohio law. However, (you are not going to like this part) for just $144 this is much more aggravation than it is worth. I suggest you move on with your life and not let this eat at you. If you can't move on, go to the Department of Labor website and file a complaint. If they investigate your employer, he may get spooked into paying you what you earned.

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Answered on 5/11/10, 1:59 pm


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