What is the name of your state? Northern California
My friend (let's call her K) has been working for this guy and his religious foundation for over two years now. She has been on the payroll, but does not get paid with any regularity. She was ok with this because she still lived at home, and the money was just going to a savings account for future college needs. Anyway, this guy is a complete screwball (I know... I had the pleasure of his employment for a few weeks myself) and K was finishing up her notice (she had given him like a month's notice).
One day, she accidentally deletes an important e-mail, and goes into the trash to retrieve it. In her trash bin on her assigned computer, there is an e-mail that caught her eye. It was addressed to a new colleague, and said several horrible things about K. Among those things was that my friend was a liar, a charity case akin to Big Brothers, Big Sisters, and that her family was dysfunctional (he has never heard anything about or met any of her family). She got really pissed off, and wrote him an e-mail telling him that she found this e-mail, that it was terribly unprofessional, and that she could not bear to come in for another moment of his employment. He responded with a note that he was "terribly sorry."
This was several weeks ago, and he still owes K around $600. He's told her that he will not pay her until she finishes editing his website.
We all know this isn't cool, but is it illegal? I say she should slam him with some hefty legal threats, but she doesn't want to take this to court. What would you all suggest?
Thanks
My friend (let's call her K) has been working for this guy and his religious foundation for over two years now. She has been on the payroll, but does not get paid with any regularity. She was ok with this because she still lived at home, and the money was just going to a savings account for future college needs. Anyway, this guy is a complete screwball (I know... I had the pleasure of his employment for a few weeks myself) and K was finishing up her notice (she had given him like a month's notice).
One day, she accidentally deletes an important e-mail, and goes into the trash to retrieve it. In her trash bin on her assigned computer, there is an e-mail that caught her eye. It was addressed to a new colleague, and said several horrible things about K. Among those things was that my friend was a liar, a charity case akin to Big Brothers, Big Sisters, and that her family was dysfunctional (he has never heard anything about or met any of her family). She got really pissed off, and wrote him an e-mail telling him that she found this e-mail, that it was terribly unprofessional, and that she could not bear to come in for another moment of his employment. He responded with a note that he was "terribly sorry."
This was several weeks ago, and he still owes K around $600. He's told her that he will not pay her until she finishes editing his website.
We all know this isn't cool, but is it illegal? I say she should slam him with some hefty legal threats, but she doesn't want to take this to court. What would you all suggest?
Thanks
