What documentation do i need to file a small claim against my former employer who hasn’t paid me my last pay check?
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What documentation do i need to file a small claim against my former employer who hasn’t paid me my last pay check?
I was fired from my last job but still haven’t received my last paycheck after 2 1/2 weeks. I was fired on a Wednesday
and he told me that payday was Friday. He refused to pay me that Friday and claimed that any other business would
mail the last paycheck within 2 weeks. I gave him the address to send it to but still have not received it.
Asked on June 25, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, Ohio
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
1) If there was an employment contract, have that.
2) Anything which will help prove the work you did and for which you should have been (but were not) paid, including timesheets or -cards, emails or texts confirming work done, etc.
3) Prior pay stubs, to show your pay rate.
4) Bank statements to help show you did not receive (or at least deposit) anything.
5) Any relevant written (including emails or texts) correspondence between you and the employer.
None of these things are necessary; but all are helpful, and the more you have, the better off you will be.
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