Unexpected Lay Off, Still No Pay

[KATZ2]

What is the name of your state?SALINE CO. IL. EMPLOYED 8-1-02 AS CLINIC NURSE/C.R.T.T./OFFICE MANGER FOR NEW NON F.Q.R.H. OWENED CLINIC, HAD SOME ISSUES WITH LATE AND BOUNCED PAYROLL CHECKS A LONG THE WAY. PAYROLL TIME SHEETS FAXED TO OUR PAYEE ON 9 -12-05 FOR OUR PAY PERIOD FROM 8-29-05 THUR 9-9-05. OUR CHECK SHOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUED ON 9-16-05, AS OF TODAYS DATE NO PAY CHECK HAS BEEN ISSUED TO ME, ALTHOUGH ALL EMPLOYEE CHECKS WAS MAILED OUT ON 9-14-05 TO OUR OFFICE ADDRESS, THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY CONTACTING OUR PERSONAL PAYEE AT "EXTRA HELP". ONLY 1 EMPLOYEE WAS HIRED AND PAID ON 9-16-05. 9-20-05 CONTACTED RUSSELL (PRIOR OWNER) ABOUT MY PAY, WAS INFORMED IT WOULD BE AVAILABLE BY 9-20-05 AFTER 2pm AND IT WOULD COME FROM DR. BEDI (PRESENT OWNER). CONTACTED HIM HE STATED HE WOULD NOT BE MAKING PAYROLL AT THIS TIME AND IT WOULD BE RUSSELL'S RESPONSIBILITY,AS HE HAD NOT YET SIGNED ANY CONTRACTS, THAT WOULD BE DONE AT 6pm THAT DAY. CONTACTED THE CO-WORKER WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAIN THE MAIL ,HE STATED THAT ALL CHECKS WERE RECIEVED BUT WAS TOLD TO TAKE THEM TO RUSSELL'S HOME AND HE WOULD ISSUE THEM OUT HIMSELF. ON 8-24-05 WAS INFORMED THAT CLINIC WOULD BE SOLD AND ALL 4 FULL TIME AND 1 PART TIME EMPLOYED WOULD BE OFFERD TO STAY,ON 9-14-05 STARTED MY APROVED VACATION RETURNED ON 5-19-05 TO A NOTE AT HOME TO CALL A CERTAIN NUMBER PRIOR TO RETURNING TO WORK ON 5-20-05 AT 8 am. SPOKE WITH WHAT I THOUGHT WAS THE NEW OWNER AT 6am AND WAS INFORMED MY SERVICES WAS NOT NEEDED AT HIS CLINIC AND I WAS TO GATHER MY THING ASAP , CONTACTED WHAT I THOUGHT WAS THE PRIOR OWNER ,INFORMED HIM OF THE MATTERS AT HAND AND THAT I WAS INFORMED THAT WE WOULD NOT BE RECIEVING THE ONE WEEK OF PAY THAT WAS HELD AT THE INTIAL HIRE, WAS INFORMED BY "EXTRA HELP" THAT, THAT WEEK "CHATCHES UP" THOUGHOUT THE YEAR . I AM VERY CONFUSED ABOUT WHAT TO DO, #1. LAID OFF BY SOMEONE WHO IS NOT EVEN MY EMPLOYER YET. #2 NO PAYROLL CHECK FOR 2 WEEKS #3 TOLD I WAS NOT ENTITLED TO FIRST WEEKS PAY THAT WAS HELD. HOW AND WHO DO I CONTACT? I'M CONCERN ABOUT THE LEGAL ISSUE OF ME APPLYING FOR UNEMPLOYMENT,CONSIDERING HE WAS NOT MY EMPLOYER AT THAT TIME, ATHOUGH I WAS VERY MISS INFORM THUR OUT ALL OF THIS IT SEEMS. THANK YOU KATHY POTTS