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Apparently the company hired people before they ever got their budgets approved. and for good fun they merged with another company mid way through. the end result is that they can't pay me, and my timesheets have been pending for 3 weeks now. luckily i have a second backup job i start monday buy still. and i've heard of some contractors in this company not even getting paid for months out because the manager uses it as an extortion weapon, or because of supreme incompetence. luckily, i have other interviews in line

Apparently the company hired people before they ever got their budgets approved. and for good fun they merged with another company mid way through. the end result is that they can't pay me, and my timesheets have been pending for 3 weeks now. luckily i have a second backup job i start monday buy still. and i've heard of some contractors in this company not even getting paid for months out because the manager uses it as an extortion weapon, or because of supreme incompetence. luckily, i have other interviews in line

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Contact your state Department of Labor to file a wage complaint. Non-payment or late payment of wages are something the DOL does not have any patience with. As in once you file a complaint showing the hours worked and that you weren't paid, they will give your employer the option of paying you immediately or being shutdown and locked out until all back wages are paid. Additionally, any adverse action against you by your company (extortion, termination, coercion, etc) after that complaint is something the DOL takes about as well as a defendant flipping off a judge in court.

Largely this is because employee wages have first claim on a company's assets when settling liabilities. If the DOL has to force your employer into bankruptcy to pay wages immediately, tough shit for your employer. Which gives your employer a very strong incentive to cooperate promptly.