If I worked for an employer out of NC , that give me job in FL, but now refuses to pay me. Which labor board should I contact ?? NC where the company is licensed? Or FL where the work was done? Or my home state TN
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If I worked for an employer out of NC , that give me job in FL, but now refuses to pay me. Which labor board should I contact ?? NC where the company is licensed? Or FL where the work was done? Or my home state TN
Worked for Plus1 Telecommunications out if New Hill
, NC. But done the work in Tampa FL. We were
under written contract with Plus1 to do
communications work for Frontier Communications.
It was storm recovery work from hurricane Ima. FL
was declared national disaster at the time and was
Fema was brought in. They didnt have the materials
to complete all the work. And there scrubbing hours
for downtime that was there fault. Not to mention
they sent us out to the jobs , just too see if we could
fix the cust service. In a lot of cases we did. But
there were some cases we did not. Due to
equipment or material we were not supplied. And
now there scrubbing hours off our time when we
actually worked those hours. Im not sure where to
start. Its a substantial amount of money owed. Or it
is too me . How can I fix this issue??
Asked on October 21, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Tennessee
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
It is the department of labor or labor board in the state where the job was located or performed--that is, where you worked--that enforces the wage and labor laws, so in your example, it should be FL that handles this case.
If the dept. of labor is not helping you (or even responding), you recourse may be to sue the employer for the money. You would sue for "breach of contract," or for their violating the agreement (whether written or oral [unwritten]) according to which you agreed to work in exchange for pay. If you did your part (you worked), they are contractually obligated to do their part (pay you). The problem you would have is that your home state's courts do not have jurisdiction, or power, to hear the case, because the work did not occur there and the employer is not located there: the only connection your state has to the case is you, and that's not enough of a connection. You'd have to sue where the work was done or where the employer is headquartered.
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