Earned commission that was not paid to me from my previous employer that closed its doors. Is there a way to recover my income?

Earned commission that was not paid to me from my previous employer that closed its doors. Is there a way to recover my income?

The company I worked for went bankrupt and closed the doors. I am a straight commission employee and had $6500 earned and paid to the company but not paid to me. All staff was laid off and the bank took all the physical assets for auction. Is there a way to recover the income from the bank as a creditor? Even pennies on the dollar would be better than nothing. A bank rep just told me to contact the owner who filed bankruptcy and try to get it from him. I know he doesn’t have it. Any help would be appreciated.

Asked on June 24, 2009 under Bankruptcy Law, Michigan

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