Hello, I have a long complicated story that I will try and summarize as best as I can. I was employed by a company in Ca since May 2016. I was given ownership of 3% ownership in shares of this S Corp I worked for. In Dec of 2016 the employer started falling behind on my salary, I quit in June 2017. I have many text messages from the owner saying he owes me money and that he will pay me. Those messages degrade to "I'm pissed off I'm not going to pay you anymore". I also have messages from employees asking me for their pay and why their checks bounced (They were asking me because I was head of sales, not because I was a shareholder). I also have w-2's and a few emails showing my roles as head of sales, although I have been locked out of my company email. Today I attended a Labor Board Conference in an attempt to come to a settlement with my x employer. He brought up that I was an owner of the company and that it was not possible for me to claim un-paid wages from my own company. I am embarrassed to say that I had completely forgotten that he had given me that 3%. Then he showed the labor board a document where I filed the fictitious business name and signed as president, The only reason I did this is that the county required an officer of the company to sign so I just put down PRES. Upon hearing that I was a shareholder of the company the Labor board representative immediately suggested we move on to a hearing with a judge in the next few months. I never received any compensation or earnings from my 3%. And I also looked up the corporation to find out I am not listed as a shareholder as of a few days ago.
Do I have a case to get my unpaid funds?
Do I have a case to get my unpaid funds?