Can I sue my former employer?

[MikeBTL]

What is the name of your state? Colorado

I am wondering if I can sue my former employer.

2 things.

My former employer has been withholding my paycheck for nearly 3 months, despite me writing them asking for it, showing up in person, and contacting their corporate offices. Though, they finally agreed to pay me, I feel I am owed for all of my hassle, time, and expenses (phone calls, letters, certified mail, etc) I had to endure just to get which is owed to me.

Secondly, without getting into specifics here, my former employer wanted me sell something highly regulated and restricted to a person that he knew it was not legal to sell to. He knew my name would be on the records for selling such item and not his own.

And to make matters worse, he wanted me to "trash" the documentation proving this guy was not within the law to purchase said 'something', which is also against the law to destroy or 'lose' this sort of documentation.

I have already spoken to the corresponding government agency that deals in this matter, and they want me to sit down and file a sworn affidavit against my former employer, because what he did was HIGHLY illegal.

If I were to have went through with this sale, I could have been charged with a felony, which would have resulted in immediate dismissal from my other job, loss of my security clearance, and even much more.

Do I have a case against my former employer?

 

[HomeGuru]

What is the name of your state? Colorado

I am wondering if I can sue my former employer.

2 things.

My former employer has been withholding my paycheck for nearly 3 months, despite me writing them asking for it, showing up in person, and contacting their corporate offices. Though, they finally agreed to pay me, I feel I am owed for all of my hassle, time, and expenses (phone calls, letters, certified mail, etc) I had to endure just to get which is owed to me.

Secondly, without getting into specifics here, my former employer wanted me sell something highly regulated and restricted to a person that he knew it was not legal to sell to. He knew my name would be on the records for selling such item and not his own.

And to make matters worse, he wanted me to "trash" the documentation proving this guy was not within the law to purchase said 'something', which is also against the law to destroy or 'lose' this sort of documentation.

I have already spoken to the corresponding government agency that deals in this matter, and they want me to sit down and file a sworn affidavit against my former employer, because what he did was HIGHLY illegal.

If I were to have went through with this sale, I could have been charged with a felony, which would have resulted in immediate dismissal from my other job, loss of my security clearance, and even much more.

Do I have a case against my former employer?

**A: I have no idea as to what you are talking about.

 

[MikeBTL]

One more thing, I was not fired, I turned in my letter of resignation shortly after this incident.

 

[MikeBTL]

**A: I have no idea as to what you are talking about.

what don't you understand? i know i was vague in regards to what we deal in, but I am doing that for a reason.

 

[Dash8Driver]

**A: I have no idea as to what you are talking about.

If you don't know, don't post, simple rule!

D8D

 

[Beth3]

1. You can file a complaint with your State's Department of Labor regarding the length of time it took you to get your final paycheck. Many States (but not all) have a statute which requires employers to provide final pay within a specified period of time. If your employer was in violation, the State will impose any sanctions, penalties and compensation you are due, if any.

2. Since we have no idea what legal violation you are talking about, nobody here can possibly guess whether you have a cause of action. Chances are that you do not, since you did not incur any damages as a result of the request. You elected to resign. I'd guess the matter is entirely in the hands of the government agency you are now dealing with.

 

[BelizeBreeze]

In other words you were selling guns under the table and then tearing up the documents.

So what's the big secret deal?

 

[cbg]

Dash -

So following your rule, a poster may get no responses and have no idea that it's because no one understands the question.

I think it's far better to let them know that their question is unclear.

 

[Dash8Driver]

Dash -

So following your rule, a poster may get no responses and have no idea that it's because no one understands the question.

I think it's far better to let them know that their question is unclear.

The question is fairly obvious

My former employer has been withholding my paycheck for nearly 3 months, despite me writing them asking for it, showing up in person, and contacting their corporate offices. Though, they finally agreed to pay me, I feel I am owed for all of my hassle, time, and expenses (phone calls, letters, certified mail, etc) I had to endure just to get which is owed to me.

Besides, I like yanking Guru's chain

D8D

 

[BelizeBreeze]

Besides, I like yanking Guru's chain
D8D

Is THAT what you call it? I guess 'my little friend' doesn't work for you anylonger.

 

[Dash8Driver]

Is THAT what you call it? I guess 'my little friend' doesn't work for you anylonger.

You're sick!

D8D

 

[cbg]

Yes, I agree that the first question was fairly clear.

The second question, however, could have been answered a couple of different ways depending on details that were not available.

But I like occasionally yanking HG's chain too.

 

[BelizeBreeze]

But I like occasionally yanking HG's chain too.

TWO-TIMER!!!!!!!

 

[cbg]

There, there, Belize. I haven't forgotten you.

 

[MikeBTL]

Ok, let me give you the background, and try not to be so cryptic this time.

I had someone try to buy a gun from my place of employment, and they answered 'yes' to one of the 13 questions, which prohibits them from buying a firearm. Well, I told him I could not sell him that firearm because he answered to a 'yes' to a question, and kept his answer when I asked him if everything was correct on the 4473.

Well, he went and told my manager that he was 'other than honorable', not dishonorably discharged like he wrote and verified was correct when i asked him if he filled it out correctly. Well, my manager comes over to me and tells me to trash his old 4473, give him a new one to fill out, and sell him the handgun.

I told him (my manager) that I would not do it, which kind of frosted him. well, the guy came back about a half hour later saying the background check people heard his story, said it was ok, and that he could buy the gun.

Well, I called the background check people and they told me he only told them he was 'other than honorably' discharged. Again, my manager told me to sell him the gun. Since I still knew it was wrong, I called the ATF, and a field agent told me, 'dont you dare sell him that gun'.

Well, my manager still wanted me to sell him the firearm and trash his old 4473, which i never did.

I talked to the ATF a few days ago, and they want me to come in with the copy of the 4473 (which i saved, because i didn't trust my employer and what he might do to me), and file a sworn affidavit against my former employer, so they can do a formal investigation into the shady practices over there.