This is in CA. And also was from 2013-2015. I worked for a small architectural firm out of college. Making $17/hr (not salaried).
I had to work 10 hour days and 5 days a week. The overtime hours (past 8 hours per day) were of course not explicitly required in writing but it was clear we had to work them to keep our jobs.
Whatever, it was ok. But came to find out that the employer says he “doesn’t pay overtime rates (1.5x) for overtime hours. I even once asked isn’t that illegal and he said “not sure but I don’t pay it.”
He only hires new grads and is extremely abusive, not including the overtime. He would throw stuff, scream F bombs all day, break stuff, flip desks, kick holes in the wall, punch computers, literally and many more.
The stress was high and all that shit made it 100x worse. But I chose to work there. The only thing I’m upset about is the non overtime pay.
In the three years I worked there it comes to about $14k owed that he didn’t pay me. But It’s not like he didn’t pay me, the way you need to look at it is that he straight stole it from me. It’s all documented on his payroll history as being completely wrong. You could pull it from ADP and prove it in an hour.
Clearly a huge amount for someone making $17/hr. I ended up filing an anonymous claim at the bureau of field enforcement. When I turned it in the person said they get thousands of these anonymous ones and it’s not going to be a priority.
I couldn’t put my name on it because this guy is a psycho and I’d honestly be scared for my life. I talked to a wage lawyer and he said it’s a slam dunk let’s sue tomorrow. Same thing I would have to sue him myself. So I didn’t. I thought maybe the claim would get processed. He did this to countless employees for 20+ years.
Well I never got contacted or anything and I’ve had some friends working there still so I feel like I’d hear if something was happening. It’s several years later now. I’d even be happy if I never get paid, but at least he is forced to stop this.
Any suggestions or advice?
Submitted September 19, 2021 at 11:02PM by awkwardpawns https://ift.tt/3CpR11K
