Re: Tech Writer Conractor - no payment

[Lauren <lauren -at- writeco -dot- net>]

California protects employees. It takes a lot of work for an employer to 
take away an employee's labor rights. Employers do sometimes try to 
trick employees into thinking that being a "contractor" means you do not 
have employee rights. Unless you are a fully incorporated business, then 
you are probably an employee.

Go to the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement website and learn your 
rights and how to file a claim. http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/

If you are still working, your employer may have time pay you. If you 
are not working, then your employer is supposed to pay you on the last 
day you worked if they ended the contract. I think they have something 
like within 72 hours to pay you if you ended the contract. Check with 
the DLSE on that.

Read the information at the site I linked. Penalties your employer will 
need to pay if it is found liable are a day's pay for every calendar day 
that you are not paid after they were supposed to give your final check. 
Learn your rights. http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSE/Know_Your_Rights.html

Good luck!
Lauren


On 3/2/2016 2:16 PM, bobsc1 wrote: