How can I collect the wages that my boss refuses to pay me?
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How can I collect the wages that my boss refuses to pay me?
I worked as a hotel housekeeper for 2 months. The owner of the quality inn where I worked fired me. He owes me approximately $250. He had me to sign a paper when he fired me which I understood to say that I was leaving voluntarily and not protesting his firing me. Now he is saying that I signed a paper saying that I had worked voluntarily for those 2 weeks and he refuses to pay me. What is my best course of action?
Asked on July 13, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Alabama
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
If your ex-employer in some way tricked you into signing this agreement and misled you as to exactly what you were signing, then you did not sign it voluntarily. Accordingly, you can file a wage complaint with your state's department of labor and/or sue you former employer in small claims court.
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