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  1. #1
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    Default No paycheck

    I am trying to get all of my finances in order before I leave for the Army but I am having issues with my last employer. I worked a minimum of 100 hours per week and was only paid $280 every friday. I think that violates some law or another. I was ok with it because I was to be paid 25% of everything that was billed to the customers. It turned out that I did not get paid that $280 every week (sometimes it was less) and my 25% that was to be paid at the end of the month did not make it to my account either. I contacted the US Department of Labor a week ago, and they told me today that they have been unable to contact anyone at the shop. Is there any other way that I can collect my paycheck and get this over with? Legal action or is there a labor department in Florida? I could care less about the weekly pay, I just want my 25%. I do not understand why people do this, and it is causing my wife and I to not be able to pay our bills on time. Thanks.

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    Default Re: No paycheck

    Unfortunately, FL does not have a state department of labor. It was dissolved a few years ago and the issues it handled split up among other state agencies.

    I believe the Department for Workforce Innovation (i.e. the Unemployment office) took over wage and hour issues.

    However, FL wage and hours are very weak, among the weakest (though not THE weakest) in the US. You can call the DWI and see what they say but you're probably better off with the US DOL in the long run.

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    Default Re: No paycheck

    How long does the USDOL usually take? I filed the complaint on the 2nd of this month and still have not heard anything as of the 21st.

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    Default Re: No paycheck

    I couldn't tell you offhand since my state does have a state DOL and thus I have no experience with a wage claim through the US DOL.

    But regardless of what agency you go through, it's not unusual for it to take several weeks. Much depends on how busy your local office is; how cooperative your employer is; a lot of variable factors can affect the time element.

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