Is it legal to not pay me if I didn’t fill out any formal paperwork?
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Is it legal to not pay me if I didn’t fill out any formal paperwork?
I was hired by a company and did not filll out a job application or, sign any formal paperwork. I put in the job application through the job website indeed. I got the call about the job and was asked to start the same night. I showed up and met the supervisor and he gave me a very brief walk-through. The only thing he did was take a picture of my photo I.D. I didn’t sign any paperwork. I worked for 2 weeks straight without any time off. I was getting ready to go in like usual, and a few hours before I was getting ready to leave my supervisor asked me to call him, he then puts me on the phone with his boss, he then presumes to tell me that he lost the contract due to poor performance in other stores, and that it was nothing that I had done wrong and thanked me for working. The reason I am worried is because like I said I did not fill out any formal paperwork. I was told that I would be mailed a check, and was told when the checks arrived he would contact me to confirm the address to mail it out. I have proof that I was working through text messages and witnesses that seen me working in the store. Can I sue this company if they do not or refuse to pay me. I was sketchy from the start but I tried working through it. I just don’t want to be cheated out of my time and the hard work and effort that I put it.
Asked on January 10, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, Ohio
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
If you did the work, you must be paid for it. You did the work pursuant (or according) to an agreement, even if only an oral or unwritten one, that you would work in exchange for a certain amount of pay. It was a contract, even if an oral one; therefore, if you did the work (you performed your end) they are contractually obligated to do their part and pay you. If they don't pay you, you could sue them for the money, such as in small claims court as your own attorney ("pro se").
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