UNPAID HOURS/ SMALL CLAIMS

[Zigner]

OP claims to be an IC not an employee ...

No, he claims just the opposite:

I didn't perceive myself as an independent contractor, I was a hourly paid temporary help.

 

[Stand Tall]

I am just trying to get the matter solved and have tried to get the guy to be considerate but he keeps taking me in circles.

And to add to that. With a small claims judgement it will be up to you, not the state, to collect.

Did you ever provide the I9 documents?

I didn't since at the point he asked for them, I had already lost trust to give him with my personal information.

 

[quincy]

I am just trying to get the matter solved and have tried to get the guy to be considerate but he keeps taking me in circles.

I didn't since at the point he asked for them, I had already lost trust to give him with my personal information.

You need to provide him with the proper documents if you want to get paid.

 

[HRZ]

Failure to provide the docuements gives him an excuse not to pay you ...me I'd provide the requested information two different ways like today ( one of which is old paper mail certified return receipt ) so as to remove that excuse from the table ,

 

[Stand Tall]

Hi guys, I hope everyone is having a great day so far. I appreciate all your feedback and welcome the ideas shared.
I ended up scanning the documents he asked for and sent the attachments to his email. I also requested that he acknowledge receipt of the email.
Although a couple of days have passed, I haven't heard anything from him and I have no way to know if he read the email or not.

I am planning on waiting till Monday the 18th and if I don't hear from him by then, I will send him a certified mail with copies of the documents. Does this sound like a good idea?

 

[PayrollHRGuy]

As good as any. But for the record copies of documents are not legal for him to complete the employer's portion of the I9.

 

[quincy]

Hi guys, I hope everyone is having a great day so far. I appreciate all your feedback and welcome the ideas shared.
I ended up scanning the documents he asked for and sent the attachments to his email. I also requested that he acknowledge receipt of the email.
Although a couple of days have passed, I haven't heard anything from him and I have no way to know if he read the email or not.

I am planning on waiting till Monday the 18th and if I don't hear from him by then, I will send him a certified mail with copies of the documents. Does this sound like a good idea?

It sounds as if you are providing what he requested in the manner he requested it. A call on Monday if you do not receive a response is a good idea.

He really should have obtained this information from you before you started work.

Thanks for the update. Good luck.

 

[HRZ]

IF a few days after you provided the requested information you are not paid in full then file a wage claim with state . Sorry , I dropped this midstream .

 

[quincy]

IF a few days after you provided the requested information you are not p

Unfinished thought?

 

[PayrollHRGuy]

Prank of the year if HRZ just goes about a week without posting.

 

[Stand Tall]

As good as any. But for the record copies of documents are not legal for him to complete the employer's portion of the I9.

I filled the I-9 form before scanning and emailing it but left the parts for the employer blank. Is that what you were implying?

 

[Stand Tall]

It sounds as if you are providing what he requested in the manner he requested it. A call on Monday if you do not receive a response is a good idea.

He really should have obtained this information from you before you started work.

Thanks for the update. Good luck.

Thanks for your feedback. I was intending to try and call him Monday even though he had said that I wouldn’t be able to contact him through the phone.

If I was to call him from my phone and he’s still blocking me, would calling from a different number be considered harassment?

 

[PayrollHRGuy]

I'm not implying anything. I'm saying that if the employer completes page 2 of the I9 using copies of documents instead of the actual documents he is breaking the law.

This is not your problem though it is his. I just made the comment to let you know what sort of guy he is.

 

[Zigner]

I filled the I-9 form before scanning and emailing it but left the parts for the employer blank. Is that what you were implying?

Just to be clear - the employer is supposed to examine the original documents when filling out the form.

 

[Stand Tall]

IF a few days after you provided the requested information you are not paid in full then file a wage claim with state . Sorry , I dropped this midstream .

That’s the route I will take if I don’t hear from him though I am hoping to not go there.