My employer hasn''t paid me what is owed to me. What I can do to get them to pay me? I technically still work for them as I haven''t quit or been fired
The company has been going through some financial hardship, but it has also left me in a bigger hardship. I have not been able to pay my bills and I can barely survive. I am owed $1538 after taxes for the past few weeks of work.
You can bring claims under State and Federal law. Florida statutes allow an action for unpaid wages as well as for failure to pay a minimum wage. You would recover what is owed plus, in some cases, a penalty and court costs and attorneys fees. In addition, you may be able to file a claim under the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act. If you decide to wait to bring a case, you should be conscious of the fact that there are three, distinct statute of limitation periods which may apply when an individual brings a claim to recover unpaid wages. The first of provides for a two-year statute of limitations in an action to recover unpaid wages. The second statute of limitations period is a four-year statute of limitation which applies to violations, other than willful violations, of Florida's Minimum Wage Act. The third statute of limitations period is the longest and it provides for a five year statute of limitations for a willful violation of Florida's Minimum Wage Act.
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