how to get payment from trucking company that does not want to pay?

Scooter Jones · Mar 24, 2019

So, he signed on with this company as an independent sub-contractor, supposedly. Certainly there must of been some sort of contract he signed detailing the terms of payment, etc?

Ridgeline · Mar 24, 2019

magoo68 said: ↑

This is the correct way to proceed and tell them your doing it .. I’d bet you get your money very quick as they most likely know it illegal to pay you that way
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I would not say a word to the company, file with the labor department, then call the IRS, someone will collect your back pay and taxes for you,

truckdriverslave82 · Mar 27, 2019

thanks for all the replies. the company finally paid me. thank god i didnt have to go through this headache.

x1Heavy said: ↑

If you are a 1099 holder for that job, you will be responsible for everything. Taxes withholding etc. If you don't know what you earned, you don't know what to pay and Uncle Sam will not like that at all.

I would take this to the state's labor board or at least the unemployment board. You probably will not get unemployment for quitting but people there will see how best to pursue against employers. Maryland awarded me and a dozen child age workers wages against a employer a long time ago and he probably has passed on by now based on age. Just as well. It was more dangerous for the child workers than it was for anything else really. I kept a pretty good eye on my wages but even so, there was about a little over 300 dollars embezzeled out of my pay (A word that best fits in reverse, usually it's the bad worker stealing from company)
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i called the state labor board. they will get you your money but only at the states minimum wage for only on duty and drive time only. they will not pursue detention, layover, percentage pay etc. so that wouldnt work for me. this will work very well for an hourly company or bus driver etc that has proof of there hourly wage.

Expeditor said: ↑

Your first paragraph applies, your second one does not, he was 1099.
Might have to convince company to pay you or take them to small claims court.
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This was my only option. If anybody has to go through this make sure you have a pic of the companys ad, copy off all your txt messages from dispatch, rate comms, dot #, signed bol by you, all the proof you need that you did work. I dont know about the other states but here in fl you pay the small claims fee and if the judge finds the company at fault they pay it. still a headache though.

SteerTire · Mar 29, 2019

bryan21384 said: ↑

I second this here. Chalk it up, move on. Itll probably cost too much to try that little bit of change anyway. The time OP spends trying get that money he could have found a job a lot quicker.
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Sometimes it’s not about money. It’s about principles and morals.

I’ve taken companies on for less than a days wages. Once they have a target painted on their ###, they think twice.

Judges, the IRS, and Labor take a negative view of people with a history. But someone has to start that history. Otherwise the burden will be left to the next person.

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