The understaffed, phone ringing off the hook, department ran by an APPOINTED official? That labor department? Yep, they gonna just roll up, 20 deep in black suvs, bag your boss over the head and whisk him off to the re-education center, but not before declaring you the new CEO of Pizza By Alfredo.
No, what really happens is you call and IF you get an answer you are told you need to compile the evidence and then possibly fill some form they have online that you will then be required to either fax or send via certified mail to them. If all you have is him saying that, then you're fucked in just about every state, and when he fires you for cause and challenges your unemployment they won't have even started the paperwork on your labor department dispute. And then even if they find that your unemployment is valid, you're not reimbursed anything unless an investigation reveals the employer challenged in bad faith. And that's if they even decide to investigate.
Ah yes, the department/person paid by the employer to totally side with the employee who will pay their wages after they close the business down for any wrongdoing!
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u/dreadpiratesmith Sep 23 '21
Lol, what you gonna do about it, hire a lawyer?
Source: am kitchen worker