Tim
Valparaiso,#2Consumer Comment
Sun, November 26, 2006
In Michigan, the agency that can help you out is the Wage & Hour Division of the Michigan Department of Labor. They are a completely separate entity from the unemployment folks. With a quick Google search you should be able to track down the W&H website. On the site there is a form for you to fill out. W&H will take it from there. No need for a lawyer (unless the employer raises a viable defense to owing you any money). Best of luck!
Paul
Anaheim,#3Consumer Suggestion
Sun, November 26, 2006
I have read this exact same situation over and over again. This is what people say: ?I had a funny feeling about this. I knew that something didn't look right. But, I went ahead and stuck it out anyway? Or: ?I knew that this was a scam. It didn't look right. But, I went ahead and paid the money anyway, cause I didn't want to make anyone mad.? Listen, people sometimes end up getting killed because they don't listen to their instincts. There is a book called ?THE GIFT OF FEAR? by Gavin de Becker. It explains all this. Instinctively, your body is reacting to signals that you may not even be consciously aware of. Something is off. It could be the way somebody is behaving. Or, their speech patterns. Regardless, if you have a strong suspicion that something isn't right, get the hell out. In your case, the idiots who offered you the job had all the wrong answers. In a case like that, you tell them that you need to go to your car for a minute. You get in, turn the key, and away you go. Didn't you ever dump a date by pretending to go to the bathroom? From now on, stop and think for a minute when you find yourself in a new situation. If it doesn't look right, PASS. Walk away. Run away. Hit somebody over the head with a beer bottle if you have to. But, you get out, while you still can. In your case, a day's labor isn't worth much. All you lost was some time. Hopefully, you learned from the experience.
Thomas
Anderson,#4Consumer Comment
Sun, November 26, 2006
the wage security people (unemployment) should collect it for you at min wages. May take 4 weeks.