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Foxy826

Foxy826

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Former employer will not pay

Hello, my name is Juanita Brake I was working for a neighborhood bar named "Cactus Willys" located at 6322 West Bell Rd Phoenix, AZ 85308. When I worked for David Moeller he had agreed to pay me $400 week flat rate. Working in the kitchen and being an "assistant manager". I was to work from 10am to 4 pm 4 to 5 nights a week. The first week I worked I went in on monday at 10am so that he could train me in the kitchen. He was a no show. Tuesday went in at 10am again a no show. Wednesday went in 10 am again no show. So I left came back in at around 1pm. I proceded to scrub and clean the whole kitchen. That took that day and the next two days to clean the best that I could. I didn't get paid that for that week until the following friday. The next week same I went in on Mon no show again. Tuesday no show . Wednesday went in he was there. I finally started training, after about 2 hours. I worked that day from about 10am till 8:30pm. Then Thursday went in at 10am and worked until around 8pm. Then friday I went in at 10 am and worked until 9:30p.m. When it came time to pay me he paid me $200 cash on thursday and then $180 cash friday but he only taxed me on $200. At that point is when he told me that I was supposed to work 40+hours a week and was not going to be paid overtime and so I quit. Needless to say I waited until the following Friday to ask for my check and he said "I don't owe you anything" "I am not going to pay you" What can I do?

 
 
 
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Submitted 93 days ago...

Amuck631

Amuck631

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This employer sound unreliable, but did he short you for the hours you actually worked, or is your issue that he did not pay you when you showed up to work and he wasn't there? I'm not clear as to exactly how many hours you worked. And was it very clear to both of you when your hire date and termination date were? It seems that if there were one, two, or however many full weeks that you were on the company payroll, you should have been paid the agreed upon $400/wk. The employer may have decided to only pay you the hourly rate for the hours you actually worked, since you decided to terminate your employment. You might be able to sue, but you would have to prove that there were agreements, or understandings between you that the employer did not fulfill. Best wishes.

 

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Submitted 92 days ago...

Foxy826

Foxy826

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I was a bartender at the bar for about 2 years total. This time about 9 months I was a re-hire. He told me it was a promotion. But it was more of a de-motion then anything. And when he offered me the position I thought he was doing it because of me having a 2 year old so I could spend more time with him. Its not how much he owes me it is the point of him refusing to pay me.

 
 

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