##### ### ######## are playing games with my money.

Call an attorney and talk to them.

 

Inform them that you will provide sworn testimony regarding this tax evasion scheme to the IRS and then place your right hand out in front with an open palm facing skyward.

 

First, their nationality has nothing to do with what they are doing to you. Second, you need to get a lawyer right now. You also need to not post about specifics on a public forum like this. If you want a referral to a lawyer, I recommend posting your question on Avvo. This does sound shady as hell but it's nothing a lawyer can't fix for you. Long story short, they're going to owe you wait penalties and the whole nine yards. I think if you lost your job in the course of this, you might nail them on wrongful termination and that's a fat check my friend. Just calm down, and funnel all of that anger into finding the best representation you can. Also, everything you put in writing will be used to hang you so stop while you're ahead. good luck

 

Also, be very careful when you use words like , "illegal," to describe civil issues. Don't let what you write be construed as you threatening criminal prosecution for not paying you. Not that you intend this ,but just don't create the appearance of said impropriety. It can open you up to a claim for civil extortion if they say you're threatening them with "authorities" for not paying you. That's why you need a lawyer, this is tricky stuff. Here's the thing, they have no basis to demand an application now when they employed you without one before. They cannot keep your paycheck from you until you do this. If they're afraid of an audit, they're afraid of being caught for something much more serious than this. I wouldn't give them a single bit of information except a demand for payment in full plus wait penalties as applicable by your State.

Check it out, I think the application gimmick is just a ploy to sign away your rights to sue. A small mom and pop company has a lot to loose. What they probably want you to do, is sign away your right to sue in the application; it probably has an "arbitration" agreement embedded in it, and then you'll have signed away your right to sue in State court, which is far more powerful than private arbitration. Don't sign <EDITED> except a retainer agreement with an attorney licensed in your jurisdiction.

 

Also, they cannot run your HireRight background without your explicit consent. I think this is consumer reporting laws. They also cannot add information to your DAC report without first giving them consent to do business with HireRight , using your personal information. If they ran your DAC report without your written consent, have fun cashing that check was well because it's illegal

 

Tax evasion is a crime. It is illegal to threaten criminal prosecution in the context of demanding payment. It's called extortion, in this context, civil extortion. Don't listen to this. I get what this guy is saying, but you can't even threaten to do anything related to the State's criminal prosecution when demanding payment. It's the State's card to play, not the individual's. This is serious stuff, don't threaten prosecution, "cooperation," or anything like that in exchange for money...

 

Look at this guy ruining the fun with his knowledgeable, well-thought posts.

 

CALL JUDGE JUDY! IMMEDIATELY!

 

I highly doubt that the loss of 2 weeks pay was the final straw that cast you into the pit of destitution. Im going to go out on a limb here and guess that you have a long history of being "employment impaired". I would love to hear the other side of this story as well. As someone who does quite a bit of hiring and firing employees, your post has the distinctive ring of one who loves to make excuses and blame others for their self induced "bad luck".