What can we do about my husband’s employer not paying him all his money?
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What can we do about my husband’s employer not paying him all his money?
My husband works for his parents so I know this will get messy if we choose to pursue legal action. However, my husband’s parents take money away from his check all the time It is not taxes or anything this week my husband earned $750 based on the per job pay and the hours when they did not complete a job but worked on one. He was paid $375 and last week he was supposed to make $950 and they only paid him $830. These also pale in comparison to when they have literally paid him $100 for a weeks worth of work. He got another job at night and it was a big deal they began working him like a dog until he had to quit the night job and then
they took away his pay again. This is all because of problems between his dad and his mom absolutely nothing to do with anything my husband has done. We have 3 kids and we have to pay their insurance this week because they do not provide benefits and electricity this week which would have been covered if they had paid the full amount. I am so upset at this. They don’t have anything writing though so I don’t know if it will hold up in court. What can we do?
Asked on August 30, 2019 under Employment Labor Law, Tennessee
Answers:
S.L,. Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 4 years ago | Contributor
Your husband can sue his employer parents for breach of contract / account stated.
Your husband's damages (monetary compensation he is seeking in his lawsuit) would be the amount he is owed.
He can file his lawsuit in small claims court. Upon prevailing in the case, he can recover court costs which include the court filing fee and process server fee.
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