How can I avoid legal action against me for not paying ex employees in a timely manner.
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How can I avoid legal action against me for not paying ex employees in a timely manner.
I had 2 guys do some work for a house I am
working as a self proprietor, they worked for a
total of 9 days and I had to tell them I no
longer needed them per owner’s request. Money
and tools were missing from the owners house.
They were the only ones in that specific
location in the house working when money had
come up missing. Now they are demanding money
from me and threating me to go to workforce to
file a complaint against me. What do I do? What
legal advice can you give me to help me on how
to resolve this issue. What legalities do I
have to back me up.
Asked on June 14, 2019 under Employment Labor Law, Texas
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
You can pay them now: if you pay them the money you owe them for the work they did, you render their complaints moot, since they will have already received what they would otherwise be seeking.
If you believe that they stole from you, you can sue them for the value of what they took (or if they stole from the home's owner, he or she can sue them). But your belief that they may have taken things is not a legal basis to withhold their pay--any claim for theft is wholly separate from the obligation to pay them.
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