Please give me some advice on how to get what is owed to me ???

I had worked for a company for a total of 12 years during that period of time I became a manager of that specific office with that being said I had the full package Salary,company truck ,gas card commission on sales which every year continued to rise and with that being said last year alone my commission check was triple the amount and all was good until last year around October when I was pulled over because someone said that I was being reckless so at that point I had to take a sobriety test but I was never written a ticket but was told I needed to have someone come and pick me up so I called my office and someone came to where I was at and so my truck was taken back to the office and then the same man that picked me up says I need to take you for a breathalyzer test and drug test but I hadn't really did anything wrong I wasn't in an accident I didn't get a ticket but anyway he takes me to the drug test facility but only did a breathalyzer test which I obviously past because I had not been drinking but at that point the man ask me if I was going to be able to pass the drug test at which point I told him that the only thing in my system was what my doctor had prescribed and at that time he looked at me and said there was no need in taking the test so I was never drug tested and at the time I was having some medical issues to which explains the prescription that I was taking and at that point I was told i could no longer do my job and they took my company truck and gas card away and I was sent a letter by mail that stated I had admitted to being addicted to the prescription and I couldn't return to work until I had successfully completed counseling and during that period of time I underwent 2 different surgeries during a 2 week span and after I completed those surgeries I paid a counselor and did what I was told with the understanding that I would be returning to my position but then after I had did what they ask of me and 8 weeks later without pay which put a huge financial burden on my wife /family I didn't return to my original job they made me a manager/salesman which was fine because I needed to be able to support my family but with that you have to spend your own money and then they give that back at the end of the month which is called allowance but with that being said I had to purchase my own vehicle because they had taken my truck away and gas card so all expenses were completely on me and since I didn't get paid for 8 weeks I was also waiting on a regular paycheck to arrive so obviously it was a huge burden on my wife but then my checks started rolling in which was a huge relief but the tension between me and the man that had supposedly tried to help me became overwhelming so I would do whatever I had to do in an attempt to keep the peace because during the time I was out he was the acting manager but I would answer any and all questions he had about pricing or anything for that matter but as I said before once I returned to work it was never the same environment and so I had been back for approximately 5 months and then I received a call from the man that had been acting manager during the whole ordeal and he said he wanted to meet at the Cracker Barrel on Tuesday April 3rd and discuss some things so I went to meet him but when I pulled in he motioned for me to get in his truck so I did and he informed me that my day was going to take a bad turn and at that point he said I had two choices either resign or be fired on the spot so I ask why and he responded with well you have only had 60,000$ in sales for the last 3 months which I thought wasn't too bad and so he forced me to sign my resignation right then so I ask him if I could call my wife because we have one vehicle and I would have no way of contacting her to let her know anything and he said no you can't call anyone you have to surrender your company cell phone to me immediately so I ask what to do about collecting my vacation, allowance for the previous month and he said that I would be paid regular pay until the date of my resignation which was 4-14-17 but I received 1 check on 4-7-17 and it was itemized but only showed some of my vacation pay and then the next week I got absolutely 0$ and when I would try and call the office the ones I needed to speak with were never in the office and so I left voicemails and then last Wednesday my wife gets a text from my former secretary that said she would have a check for me and wanted to know if she should mail the check and so my wife said no he can come pick it up if you will let me know when it arrives and so with me being a manager I was well aware of when the checks should arrive at the office but I never heard anything on Thursday so I thought well maybe it will come separately so I waited but heard nothing until this past Thursday well as I said before I don't have a phone and my wife and I share a vehicle so when the text did finally come in my wife had no way to let me know until I came to pick her up which is around 5pm and my former company closes at 4pm so I waited till today and when I opened the check it was dated for last week but was held for a week which was another burden on my family but they only paid me for the allowance and nothing else so in closing what advice could you give me on what I should do next and how will I get all that is owed to me ???
My apologies for being long winded but I knew I would have to explain a little bit about my background!!!
Thank you for your time !!!!
Sincerely Very Concerned!!!!!!

0 answers  |  asked May 5, 2017 6:12 PM [EST]  |  applies to Tennessee

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