USA What can you do when a company tries to get out of paying for work that was completed?
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You need to check the time limits for putting a mechanics lien on the property on which the work was performed.  A mechanics lien will put the owner of the property on notice of the dispute and give you a better remedy than a breach of contract action.It will also put pressure on the company who hired you from the owners who will not be pleased about the lien.  I would also add a breach of contract action against the hiring company.  You need to look at the contract to determine if attorney fees are authorized in the contract as well. If not, you cannot recover them unless you prevail in the mechanics lien suit.
453711
if you owe them money  they will keep calling.  If not saying take me off should work and if they call back ask to speak to a manager and tell them you are filling charges they stop after that.  I have done it before
204938
Blowing things off for management to do is ok but it's really not the answer.  Management expects the employees they pay to work out their own issues.  \n\nIf an attempt to work this out with her has already been taken (you've actually DISCUSSED this with this lady) and nothing was done, THEN you discuss it with management.\n\nIf you haven't talked to her already, then talk to her.  Let her know what the problem is.  She honestly may not be aware that she has a problem.\n\nAnd you would be doing her a greater service talking to her personally rather than letting her hear it from management and then finding out that everyone was talking about her behind her back.  Bad form!!!  Talk to her.
258346
STOP WORKING.\nKEEP EARNING.
718010
Call the Better Business Bureau. You may have to hire an attorney. Read everything very carefully before you sign it. If you did not sign an agreement, you may be able to get out of it. Buyer Beware.
1032612
Leave the company. As I have had to learn many times, it isn't your company, so it isn't your worry. If the company goes under, it isn't you that pays the price for it. You lose your job, get unemployment and get another job. It is the owner who failed that suffers the most.
598565
You can sue them for violating their contract in order to force them to follow the bylaws, but you would need to prove that there was damage and what exactly it was (not necesarily in a quantity of money) in order to receive any payment.
1057245
Have you followed up with your lawyer? That might be faster than firing one and getting another. You could email him some message like 'I know you are really busy, and perhaps I should get my file back.'  However, I'd try just following up first.  Otherwise, ask what he/she thinks you owe them first, or you might find out he/she has incurred time behind the scenes that you will pay for and have nothing to show for.\n\nAlso, if you signed a contract, there might be something in there you need to take into account.
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Contact your local housing authority to find out what options you have.  It varies from state to state and locale to locale, so specific options are hard to give.\n\nIf you haven't done a final close, then you can likely back out or negotiate a discount for repairs.  If you have already performed a final close, you may have to sue for damages, but this depends on jurisdiction.  Some places allow you to enter into a grievance with the inspector which may be resolved by an aribtrator or a judge.
771864
Call the company and explain the situation.  They can often reverse the charge on your account when you correct the situation.  Most places are reasonable.
1095256
Stop delivering for them if you have to.\nOr\nI would send them a letter in writing that you will turn their account to a collection agency.\nOR\nTalk to the person / owner in charge of paying you . Tell them they need to get current and you need to get paid now ( while you are there) That you are at risk of losing your bussiness because so many people ar e behind.\n\nAND\nIn the future take a deposit or prebill for services if you can, and let them know that if they get behind you will not deliver for them ( ya I know you ptbably run the risk of them going to  someone else, but Im also not sure what you deliver)\n\nAnd depending on what kind of bussiness you deliver for I would stand at counter or front desk and tell them you are not leaving till you get paid.
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If your company has a Human Resources or Personel Department then that is where I would start with my complaint.  They will investigate the problen and decide if it has merit or not.  While you may feel that they will only side with the companies action, they are actually required by law to look into these types of compliants fairly and equally.  If you can not get a satisfactory solution within the companies system then I would reccomend your state Labor Board and have them investigate.  I would not bother with a lawyer until I have exhausted these methods first.  Follow through with instructions given by the Human Resouces or Labor Board before getting a lawyer because if you don't their defense will be we offered a solution and you did not attempt to follow it, so we have done all we can do.  That defense will hold up for them and you will loose. Do what you have to do and I am sure that you will get the matter resolved.
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The question still isn't easy to answer. Your best bet would be to contact a local attorney, or take the advise of the previous responder.\n\nBut the truth is, this is a free country and they can't make you do anything. The answer might be, however, do you want to continue to work for them and receive a paycheck?
330642
I think that you should because the company needs to be aware that you are unable to pay. I am sure that they will understand and make arrangements with you. All they want is to be informed and they will help you with the problem that you are facing.
1115606
Call the corporate office, if there is one, or talk directly to the owner/franchisee.  Tell them you never received your first paycheck, that you want them to put a stop payment on it and replace it immediately.  That will fix it.  If they don't go to the department of labor to file a complaint.
569679
Maybe. It depends on what the company rules are. Most companies want you to help with other people's work if yours is finished. They are paying you to work, not surf. But some companies are more lenient.
730271
If your paychecks are being delayed, that means that this company's having a serious cashflow problem and probably won't be in business for very much longer.  You need to dust off the old resume and start pounding the pavement looking for a new job (preferably one that isn't about to go into bankruptcy).  Good Luck.