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    Question Fired, and Still Have Not Been Paid

    I worked for a company in Texas for almost 3 months, and within 2 weeks I was promoted for my work performance, and got a raise. Things were going good, when all of a sudden there was a problem at work between my co-worker and my spouse, and because of that incident I was fired. I was not even given the opportunity to explain what had happend, and the owner took my co-workers word (which she had just started there about 1 week ago) and I was just told that I was terminated. I then got a phone call from an officer telling me that I was not allowed at the work place, not even to get my things out of the office. Well, my understanding was that I was to receive my last paycheck within 72 hours, and it has been 2 weeks from the day that I was terminated and have not even received and answer as to what happened to my check. My mortgage payments is past due and so are other bills. What can I do? Please help.

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    Default Re: Fired, and still have not gotten paid!

    Contact the Texas Workforce Commission.

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    Default Re: Fired, and still have not gotten paid!

    Contact the Texas Workforce Commission.
    And a lawyer. You could be in Wrongful Dismissal territory.

    All the best!

    Jay

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    Default Re: Fired, and still have not gotten paid

    Jay is incorrect.

    A wrongful term exists ONLY when an employee is terminated for a reason that is prohibited by law. That is not the case here.

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    Default Re: Fired, and still have not gotten paid

    Well there you go. I stand corrected. Thank you for the clarification. I only speak from a Canadian perspective. We are not a very litigious society up here, but a termination based on the OP's stated circumstances would surely lead to a visit to the lawyer's office.

    All the best!

    Jay

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    Default Re: Fired, and still have not gotten paid

    There are a great many differences between Canadian employment law, and US employment law.

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    Default Re: Fired, and still have not gotten paid

    I am from texas you should contact the texas workforce commision and file a wage claim. They are required by law to pay you with-in 6 days of being terminated. It is a direct violation of some code... Look it up and Good Luck!!!!

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    Default Re: Fired, and Still Have Not Been Paid

    That's what I told him back in February...

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