Wges not paid & bounced checks
Mel,
My husband and I worked for the same company,the owner is one of our best friends.Both our paychecks bounced and the boss said he would make them good including all bank fees on the next scheduled payday which was in 2 weeks. Well we worked for 3 more weeks without pay before we found out that he was once again drinking(he is an alchoholic). His Mother is the actual owner of the company so we went to her and she said she had no money.The company now owes us about $6000.00. We have lost everything, our truck, car, house, I even had to send my Daughter to live with my exhusband till we could get things straightened out. We filed a wage claim and complaint with the lobor board and filed the bounced checks with the district attorney. Is there anything else we can do?
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Assuming you mean the Texas Workforce Commission when you say "labor board" then I think you are doing the correct thing. I would not recommend hiring a private attorney to seek this money for you because (1) the lawyer's fees will eat up much of what you may collect and (2) your likelyhood of collecting these funds are low unless the company turns itself around.
posted by Christopher McKinney | Aug 4, 2005 07:52 AM [EST]
It sounds like you are doing the right things. When you say the Labor Board, do you mean the Texas Workforce Commission? If so, that is the best avenue. The other alternative is to get a lawyer and sue, but you will have trouble finding a lawyer on a contingency since the company has financial problems. It sounds like you would win a lawsuit but might have problems collecting. Hopefully you will get your money through the TWC or the criminal route.
posted by Trey Henderson | Aug 3, 2005 3:56 PM [EST]
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