non payment of wages; i was a truck driver

[rick]

i was a truck driver and the owner refused to pay me then while on her truck kept calling police making false statements, my phone was shut off for non payment i had to get a friend to send me a bus ticket to get home, 2000 miles away, i was on foot and could not take all my belongings with me. The owner has been sent by mail and email a demand for payment i then sent a letter to the state and they responded that i may need to reach the federal wage commission, i just sent a letter to them. She owes me about 2000.00 dollars what can i do?

[goddessoflubboc]

You can sue her or you can go through the DOL. Either way you will need proof she owes you wages.

[Lexus]

I would like to inform you that usually you can sue your employer in local, county, state justice of the peace, district and small-claims courts where you live.

[Friend In Court]

Originally Posted by rick i was a truck driver and the owner refused to pay me then while on her truck kept calling police making false statements, my phone was shut off for non payment i had to get a friend to send me a bus ticket to get home, 2000 miles away, i was on foot and could not take all my belongings with me. The owner has been sent by mail and email a demand for payment i then sent a letter to the state and they responded that i may need to reach the federal wage commission, i just sent a letter to them. She owes me about 2000.00 dollars what can i do?

If you supplement your post with the state this contract for employment was made, I can better answer with remedies at your disposal. Every state but two has laws governing when an employer has to pay -- and what the penalties are if they do not. The two states that do not have legislation mandating when an employer must pay are Georgia and Florida. But every other state does.

In some cases the penalties can amount to double or triple the amount the employer wrongfully refused to pay. So supplement your post and I can better answer.

Originally Posted by Friend In Court If you supplement your post with the state this contract for employment was made, I can better answer with remedies at your disposal. Every state but two has laws governing when an employer has to pay -- and what the penalties are if they do not. The two states that do not have legislation mandating when an employer must pay are Georgia and Florida. But every other state does. In some cases the penalties can amount to double or triple the amount the employer wrongfully refused to pay. So supplement your post and I can better answer.

the owner is in oregon and i reside in nevada. She is in entyerprise oregon, i have bol's that are signed on loads i did under her and permits since they were oversize and logs and maybe some emails from her not sure i cant believe this shock , depression all of it is hitting us we take a financial and mental beating and left on a road side broke bills calling for money and we r scrambling to stretch change to eat and question where we may be leaving next. And this person does this to others in the past and it keeps going and we try all the calls that we can to see if there is any light in sight and working 10 hour days. just really emotional!!!

[Friend In Court]

Assuming that the contract for employment was out of Oregon and some of the work you did, the trips were in Oregon, Oregon has an agency that will make efforts to collect from you and even if the employer has gone out of business, the state maintains a fund to pay unpaid workers.

If you check the link, cms.gov, that will give you the information you need to file a claim against her. You need to do so before filing suit because the state will not step in if suit has been filed.