What can I do if my employer owes $415 payment for the week and claims that I can’t complain because I don’t have work authorization?

What can I do if my employer owes $415 payment for the week and claims that I can’t complain because I don’t have work authorization?

I was working for about 6 weeks for the guy at the mall at the small kiosk; he payed cash. I am an F1 visa status holder which he knew but said there was no problem. He just opened the kiosk and it was not profitable, so he decided to cut other lady’s and my hours completely and work by himself, but he didnt pay fo the last 2 weeks that I worked for him. 6 weeks passed after that he kept telling he’d pay but now since I was so persistant he said he was not going to pay at all because he said I couldn’t report him to authorities because I worked illegally without work authorization.

Asked on August 13, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, New Jersey

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