What can I do when my employer refuses to pay me for 50 hours of work?
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What can I do when my employer refuses to pay me for 50 hours of work?
I was being trained as a cashier in a Marathon gas station, I worked for 50 hours and the owner/manager will not pay me for the time. He was harassing and threatening to fire me everyday I worked. So I called him and told him that I quit. He told me at that time there was $267 missing from the drawer and that he was not now going to pay me. I was trained to close my last night with a trainer. I did not steal any money and there were cameras on us the whole time I worked there. Can you help me get paid?
Asked on April 13, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Illinois
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
An employer cannot withold an employee's paycheck. Therefore, you can sue your employer in small claims court for any wages due you. Also, you can file a wage claim with your state's department of labor. That having been said, as for the missing money, if your employer chooses it can take you rto court to collect assuming that they can offer proof that you were the one who took the money.
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