Can you work without filling out any paperwork?

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Can you work without filling out any paperwork?

I got a job through my friend, had no contact
with any management. I go in my first day at a
restaurant in a hotel as a ‘busser’. Worked 9
hours straight without a break, no training or
orientation and didnt fill out any paperwork.
I’m not in their system at all and not sure if
I’ll even get paid how long do I wait?

Asked on November 4, 2019 under Employment Labor Law, Arizona

Answers:

SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 4 years ago | Contributor

If you are not paid in no more than 2 weeks (in AZ, paydays must be no more than 16 days apart, so they can be every other week [biweekly] or twice a month [semimonthly]) then you are not being paid on time or at all. At that point, you could sue them for the money you earned. Even without paperwork--though they legally should have done paperwork relating to your hiring--they must pay you for all work you did.


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