Wage Claim Form & UI

[kacy130]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Texas

Hi,

I left a company that refuses to pay me. I have filed a Wage claim form and unemployment benefits. I found out today the employer has responded and said I "no called, no showed". Now I am waiting on my opportunity to give a statement. I had asked ;my employer repeatedly to be paid but was refused. I am concerned about some things and not sure if I can report it or to who.

My former Sales Manager was contacted by the employer inquiring if he knew where my personnel file was. This concerns me as it has personal info. Let me add some details to be a little clearer. They had moved out of their office and started working out of their apartment. Apparently they didn't have space to put paperwork so they shredded a lot of things.

I was becoming very frustrated with the company because of failure to deliver to our customers who purchased from us. I found out they have been taking the $$ and utilizing it toward other things such as past due bills, delinquent taxes, cc's, etc and some employee payroll. The company has been giving the runaround to the customers and to the sales staff. Is this illegal in any way? Is there anything I can do?

Any suggestions!

 

[pattytx]

"No call, no show" only affects your claim for UI. If that was not the case and your UI is denied, you can certainly appeal. It has nothing to do with your claim for unpaid wages for time you worked.

How the business protects (or doesn't protect) personal information is not regulated by law.

If the business is not acting ethically, you might be able to report them to whatever regulatory agency (if there is one) licenses the type of business they are in. However, I would not do that until all your job-related issues have been resolved. No point in putting the employer on the defensive at this point in time.