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My mother's boss is not paying her minimum wage? |
My mother works as a farmhand for some guy. The guy only employs her and one other guy. Recently in Illinois, minimum wage went up. However my mother has not received the raise in pay and now makes below minimum wage. Can anything be done? My mother needs this job but it doesn't seem legal for her boss to pay her under minimum wage. Also, her boss is quite the jerk. So that is why she is terrified to say anything to him because he would take it out on her and make her do extra chores! Call this number Minimum Wage Toll Free Hotline: (800) 478-3998 and ask if she is covered. In PA as a farm worker she would not be covered by PA's minimum wage. I don't know what the law is in Illinois. Now this is where the employers have the upper hand. If you do go to the authorities, he could make it so miserable for her that she will have no choice but to quit or face the hardships that the jerk will surly be handing out to her. Her best be would be to find another job and then lay charges and if she has kept records of the hours she has worked she may be able to get these monies retroactively. Best wishes and good luck. Can you say "lawsuit"? I think she needs to contact the labor department in her area and complain. If he retaliates against her in any way, she can sue him up the a**! I know she do not want to lose her job. But she want to get paid her write hourly wages then she is going to have to report him.That is against the law. you report him to the US department of labor. he doesn't even have to know she did it Best thing to do is to contact the Illinois labor department, explain the situation and ask them for advice. If he fires her because she asks to be paid the minimum wage, she will probably be able to recover damages. Perhaps, though, she should remind him in a friendly way that the minimum wage has been raised and see what he says. Illinois department of labor: http://www.state.il.us/agency/idol/... http://www.state.il.us/agency/idol/... |
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