If I was fired from my job because they had to send someone to re-do my job, shouldn’t I be paid for the entire time that I worked?
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If I was fired from my job because they had to send someone to re-do my job, shouldn’t I be paid for the entire time that I worked?
They told me that I would still be getting paid for the hours I worked but that was it. They said that I would be receiving my check in a week or up to 10 business days but it has been 20 days since. I texted them about 2 days ago asking when I will be getting my check and they told me that they would only be paying me for 1.5 hours when I worked 5 hours because they claim I didn’t do my job correctly. Is this legal? Is there anything that I can do?
Asked on September 21, 2015 under Employment Labor Law, Georgia
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
No, it is not not legal. An employee must be paid for all hours worked, even if the work was done badly or wrong and even if the employee was fired due to it. If they won't pay you the full amount, you could sue them, such as in small claims court, for the extra money of course, it might not be economically worthwhile to do this.
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