WillieSacks
Senior Don Juan
I got fired from my telemarketing job I was at for 1 1/2 years over some b/s (my new supervisor basically didn't like me) so when I got fired, they took my badge and that was basically it. I got fired on Friday June 3rd.
Anyway Arizona law says that when you get fired that you need your final pay check within 72 hours or by the next payday, whichever is first. One of my boys that is a general manager for a restaurant said that you need your final paycheck the day you get fired.....ANYWAY.
So Next Friday came (6/10/05) I usually get direct deposit but I noticed that my final check wasn't even direct deposited into my account. SO I called my job and asked my supervisor that fired me where my check was "I think we sent it out to you" was his answer...YOU THINK...wtf. SO I had to drive all the way to my job. I had no badge so I had to wait for people to open the door for me and not suspect me of anything to talk to the payroll department about my check (that was where my sup told me to go). The payroll department told me that my final check wasn't even processed and I would need to talk to my sup. So anyway I go to my sup and ask him where my check. He tells me to hold on and he goes to his computer then leaves without telling me anything.
In the meantime. One of my sups that Im cool with tells me that if I didn't receive my check within 72 hours that I can sue but you didn't hear that from me"
I talk to one of my old coworkers that tells me the same thing. He said that you can sue for 3 times what your final paycheck is. So he tells me this and I decide to leave before they give me my final check but my sup stops me before I'm out the door and gives me my check..He ended up processing it that day, I haven't cashed my check yet and I'm going to call one of my friends dads who is an attorney for some legal advice tomorrow.
My termination date was 6/3/05, the date on my pay check is 6/10/05... Clearly more than 72 hours...Can I actually take my job to small claims court and sue for 3 times the amount of my final pay check...Advice please. Thank you
Anyway Arizona law says that when you get fired that you need your final pay check within 72 hours or by the next payday, whichever is first. One of my boys that is a general manager for a restaurant said that you need your final paycheck the day you get fired.....ANYWAY.
So Next Friday came (6/10/05) I usually get direct deposit but I noticed that my final check wasn't even direct deposited into my account. SO I called my job and asked my supervisor that fired me where my check was "I think we sent it out to you" was his answer...YOU THINK...wtf. SO I had to drive all the way to my job. I had no badge so I had to wait for people to open the door for me and not suspect me of anything to talk to the payroll department about my check (that was where my sup told me to go). The payroll department told me that my final check wasn't even processed and I would need to talk to my sup. So anyway I go to my sup and ask him where my check. He tells me to hold on and he goes to his computer then leaves without telling me anything.
In the meantime. One of my sups that Im cool with tells me that if I didn't receive my check within 72 hours that I can sue but you didn't hear that from me"
I talk to one of my old coworkers that tells me the same thing. He said that you can sue for 3 times what your final paycheck is. So he tells me this and I decide to leave before they give me my final check but my sup stops me before I'm out the door and gives me my check..He ended up processing it that day, I haven't cashed my check yet and I'm going to call one of my friends dads who is an attorney for some legal advice tomorrow.
My termination date was 6/3/05, the date on my pay check is 6/10/05... Clearly more than 72 hours...Can I actually take my job to small claims court and sue for 3 times the amount of my final pay check...Advice please. Thank you
