getting a paycheck from a deatbeat employer

exalted512
exalted512 Posts: 10,735
edited April 2024 in Clubhouse Archives
My girlfriend worked for an ice cream place called 32 degrees in college station. It was privately owned. Anyway, one day they just up and close the business. No warning at all. They owe her 2.5 paychecks. She calls them and can't get a hold of them. She got some paperwork from the tx workforce comission today but it asks questions that she doesnt know. For instance his home phone and address. She doesnt know how many hours she worked, doesnt know her beginning date of employment, among some other stuff.

Of course I tried looking them up at whitepages.com to no avail, but when I typed his name in google, i found a court date for them against Baskin Robins.

http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/clerk/calendar/0511%5C13.htm
"*No. 04-40496. Alice Higgins, Et Al, Appellants; Flavio Olivarez, Appellant vs. Baskin-Robbins USA Co., etc. (and other related case)."

Its for Nov. 8 in Houston. I was wondering if there was anything I could do to help find their personal information. Would I be able to contact the court, explain the situation and ask? Is this something they can get arrested for? Does anyone know anything about this kind of stuff?

Thanks a lot for anything you can help us with,
-Cody
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited October 2005
    Sad story there, man. Hope y'all get it resolved.
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited October 2005
    the g/f just thought of this, she knows where they go to church. So if they dont pay up we can wait for them after they get out.

    Seems like church goer's would be a little better about this stuff...

    one more question, is it a sin to beat his **** and take his money in the yard of a church?
    -Cody
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  • michael_w
    michael_w Posts: 2,813
    edited October 2005
    exalted512 wrote:
    one more question, is it a sin to beat his **** and take his money in the yard of a church?
    -Cody

    waaaa

    On a more serious note, if I were you it would probably be best to just confront the person after church in a nice but firm way. If that doesn't work (might not as it sounds like the employer is already in trouble with the law) then I would seek legal help, or maybe someone has a better idea...
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  • kingtut
    kingtut Posts: 813
    edited October 2005
    In CA, you can file w/a State Labor Commissioner office (a state government agency) to file a claim for the wages and penalties. You might one to check to see if Texas had a "labor board".
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited October 2005
    exalted512 wrote:
    one more question, is it a sin to beat his **** and take his money in the yard of a church?
    -Cody

    How much money are we talkin'? It may be more enjoyable to just hand this guys **** to him in front of all the god fearin' folk. :eek:
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,842
    edited October 2005
    Same **** happened to me back in 1989. I was working for a small Greek family restaurant. They shut the doors and I got screwed out of 2 or 3 weeks pay. I filed with the bankruptcy court when the time came, but I never got a dime from that malaka!
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  • Toxis
    Toxis Posts: 5,116
    edited October 2005
    My brother's wife just had her ice cream (custard actually) shop close up and they gave her one weeks notice. Now she's completely screwed. What's with all these ice cream joints???
    Never kick a fresh **** on a hot day.

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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited October 2005
    at least they have her notice. They just up and quit one night and left all their workers SOL. They had just hired someone about a week before. Shes also had multiple checks bounce from them. The rest of her co-workers had the same problem. The g/f's a lot nicer than I am, I wouldve filed against them after the 2nd time my check bounced.
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited October 2005
    your right on your gorlfriend being too nice, 2 paychecks bounce? you gotta punch out of that joint. payroll is allways the LAST thing that does not get paid in a failing business. She has to report it to the appropriate agency in the state (if she doesnt have the start date and hours, they cant help much, the more detailed info of the infraction the better) but I'd bet there is a huge line of creditors waiting for a piece of their hide.

    all in all, she might just have to chalk this up to life experience.
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited October 2005
    If the owners are filing bankruptcy thos its doubtful youll get anything.
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited October 2005
    MacLeod wrote:
    If the owners are filing bankruptcy thos its doubtful youll get anything.


    yep, thats what I meant by the big line of creditors, I forgot to mention the B word :)

    Macleod is right, if they filed bankruptcy, regardless of chapter, your going to have to eat the loss, which stinks because its ayoung person at a part time job. Life can suck at times
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