Legal Question in Employment Law in Washington

At my old job we were required to mail in our weekly hours on Friday for which we would get paid. I recently quit (about a month ago) after working there for 3 months and realized that I didn't file for the first couple of weeks when I was new and not aware of the way they measured work hours. I realized this a week after I quit and mailed them about it. At first they were responsive and said the unbilled hours would "most probably" be credited via direct deposit to my bank account the following Friday. Since then, I haven't received the amount, nor is anyone replying to my emails. I have sent multiple emails but haven't received any replies. What should my course of action be? I agree it was my bad that I missed the hours, but then again, they weren't clear about their way of measuring billing hours until I sent multiple emails about it.


Asked on 8/11/10, 2:35 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Charles Cruikshank Cruikshank Law Office-Since 1975

If you worked the hours which you claimed and there is evidence of that, you are entitled to be paid. Washington law provides attorney fees and for penalties to be paid to unpaid employees under certain conditions. When an employer ignores the employee letter requesting payment, they maybe more responsive to a letter from the employee's attorney.

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Answered on 8/16/10, 3:03 pm


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