I was employed with a healthcare agency, worked hours, participated in educational training, and pu

Recently I was hired by an agency to provide mental health services in a middle school to several children. I worked for the agency one month and was terminated. After termination I sought my wages but was told that I the agency had 30 days from the date of my termination to provide wages. I waited the allotted time and contacted the agency again, only to be told that my hours were in question. I was told that my work hours could be decided by me and I only needed to keep up with the documentation for the hours I was claiming. According to the agency becaue I never provided documentation of a background check or fingerprints that they were not liable for paying me any wages. I was also informed at one time to actually hold off on getting the fingerprinting and background screening done, and so I did at the request of the agency, yet was still providing a service to the company and the clients. What are my legal rights and the next steps to receiving my unpaid wages?