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Okay. Let's start with NY, since I don't know Kentucky stuff off the top of my head. Disclaimer: information offered herein does in no way constitute legal advise or should be construed as such; it is offered free of charge.

мне удобнее писать на английском, но если вы хотите задавать вопросы по-русски - ради бога. Я бы вам посоветовал отправить (by certified mail) бывшему работодателю письмо приблизительно следующего содержания:

__________________________________
date

your address

your employer's address

Dear Mr. Ass,

I am writing this letter in regard to my [your] recent decision to terminate my employment with Mr. Ass, Inc. (MAI) and MAI’s subsequent refusal to remit wages earned by me during my last seven working days with MAI. MAI, through its management [or you personally], has conveyed the aforementioned refusal to me in no uncertain terms on more than one occasion.

Whereas I am grateful to MAI. for being my employer these past months, I also understand that non-payment of earned wages is illegal in the State of New York (according to New York Unpaid Wages Prohibition Act – please see Appendix B). In light of this I ask that my last paycheck payable to me, J, be mailed (postmarked no later than Tuesday, September 23, 2003) to the address below:

Lil J
Brooklyn, NY

The same should also be true for my employer-provided Form W-2 – it is to be mailed to same address within the time period (30 days) mandated by federal law. These demands are non-negotiable and fully supported by existing legal regulations. Should MAI fail to provide me with either my last paycheck or the Form W-2, I will be forced to seek legal recourse against Mr. Ass, Inc. (MAI), its officers and owners; I will also notify the persons and organizations listed in the Appendix A. Please consider yourself so notified.

Once again, I would like to thank MAI and you personally for the opportunities afforded to me. I expect the final wage payment in the mail by Tuesday, September 23, 2003 and would like to wish you luck in your future endeavors.

Sincerely,



J


Appendix A


Copies to:

§ New York State Division of Labor Standards
New York City District
345 Hudson Street
New York, NY 10014


§ Internal Revenue Service
Holtsville, NY 00501-0002

§ Personal records




Appendix B


This should help you to better understand your legal position. In order to make the law easier for you to comprehend the legal acts referred herein are explained in plain English (when imparting U.S. Internal Revenue Code the exact quote is also provided). For further details please consult your attorney.


New York Unpaid Wages Prohibition Act (Labor Law § 191, 1997): Remedies available to workers include payment of back wages, benefits or wage supplements, a civil fine of up to $1,000 for first-time offenders, and twice the back wages, benefits, or wage supplements due for repeat offenders or egregious violations. The act provides for the minimum fine for underpayment or non-payment of wages from $100 to $500, and the maximum fine from $10,000 to $20,000. The legislation makes a second violation of the wage payment law a felony.



U.S. Internal Revenue Code, Title 26: In general, employers must provide employees with a 2001 Form W-2 by January 31, 2002. However, if an employee leaves his/her employer before the end of the year and requests his/her Form W-2, the employer must provide his/her Form W-2 within 30 days of the request.
“d) Time for furnishing statements--(1)(i) In general. Each statement required by this section for a calendar year and each corrected statement required for the year shall be furnished to the employee on or before January 31 of the year succeeding such calendar year. If an employee's employment is terminated before the close of such calendar year, the employer, at his option, shall furnish the statement to the employee at any time after the termination but no later than January 31 of the year succeeding such calendar year. However, if an employee whose employment is terminated before the close of such calendar year requests the employer to furnish him the statement at an earlier time, and if there is no reasonable expectation on the part of both employer and employee of further employment during the calendar year, then the employer shall furnish the statement to the employee on or before the later of the 30th day after the day of the request or the 30th day after the day on which the last payment of wages is made. For provisions relating to the filing of the Internal Revenue Service copies of the statement, see § 31.6051-2.”

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good luck :wink:
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Below are a couple of excerpts from the Kentucky Revised Statutes – should substitute for the NY State stuff in the letter I posted above. I think NY is one of only six states that have specific Unpaid Wages laws – I couldn’t find one for Kentucky, but then again I was looking all that hard. The references to Federal tax regulation should remain valid in this case though.
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337.055 Payment of all wages or salary upon dismissal or voluntary leaving
required.
Any employee who leaves or is discharged from his employment shall be paid in full all
wages or salary earned by him; not later than the next normal pay period following the
date of dismissal or voluntary leaving or fourteen (14) days following such date of
dismissal or voluntary leaving whichever last occurs. Any employee who is absent at the
time fixed for payment by an employer, or who, for any other reason, is not paid at that
time, shall be paid thereafter at any time or upon fourteen (14) days' demand. No employer
shall, by any means, secure exemption from this section.
History: Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 275, sec. 1.

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337.060 Unlawful for employer to withhold wages -- Exceptions -- Specified
deductions from wages prohibited.
(1) No employer shall withhold from any employee any part of the wage agreed upon.
This section shall not make it unlawful for an employer to withhold or divert any
portion of an employee's wage when the employer is authorized to do so by local,
state, or federal law or when a deduction is expressly authorized in writing by the
employee to cover insurance premiums, hospital and medical dues, or other
deductions not amounting to a rebate or deduction from the standard wage arrived
at by collective bargaining or pursuant to wage agreement or statute, nor shall it
preclude deductions for union dues where such deductions are authorized by joint
wage agreements or collective bargaining contracts negotiated between employers
and employees or their representative.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, no employer shall
deduct the following from the wages of employees:
(a) Fines;
(b) Cash shortages in a common money till, cash box or register used by two (2)
or more persons;
(c) Breakage;
(d) Losses due to acceptance by an employee of checks which are subsequently
dishonored if such employee is given discretion to accept or reject any check;
or
(e) Losses due to defective or faulty workmanship, lost or stolen property,
damage to property, default of customer credit, or nonpayment for goods or
services received by the customer if such losses are not attributable to
employee's willful or intentional disregard of employer's interest.
Effective: July 13, 1984
History: Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 223, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1984. -- Amended
1978 Ky. Acts ch. 74, sec. 1, effective June 17, 1978; and ch. 141, sec. 2, effective
June 17, 1978. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1,
1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1599c-19.
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last but not least (woo-hoo!):

337.075 Lien on property of employer who violates provisions of chapter --
Recording of lien.
(1) A lien may be placed on all property, both real and personal, of an employer who has
been assessed civil penalties by the commissioner for violations of the wages and
hours provisions of this chapter, but not before all administrative and judicial appeals
have been exhausted. The lien shall be in favor of the Labor Cabinet and shall be an
amount totaling the unpaid wages and penalties due, together with interest at a rate
of twelve percent (12%) per annum from the date the notice of the violation is final,
but not before all administrative and judicial appeals have been exhausted. The lien
shall be attached to all property and rights to property owned or subsequently
acquired by the employer. The commissioner or his designee shall record the lien as
provided in subsection (2) of this section. The lien shall show the date on which the
notice of violation was issued, the date of the violation, the name and last known
address of the employer against whom the assessment was made, and the amount of
unpaid wages, penalties, and interest. The lien shall be superior to the lien of any
mortgage or encumbrance thereafter created and shall continue for ten (10) years
from the time of the recording, unless sooner released or otherwise discharged.
(2) The lien shall be filed in any of the following offices in which the employer owns
property or rights to property and any filing fees associated with filing the lien shall
be waived:
(a) The office of the county clerk of the county in which the defendant employer
resides.
(b) The office of the county clerk of the county in which the defendant employer
has its principal place of business.
(c) The office of the county clerk of any county in which the defendant employer
has property or an interest in property.
Effective: July 15, 1994
History: Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 130, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1994.
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Если сумма не превышает 5000 долларов и Вы помните адрес, имя работодателя и можете проверить его регистрацию у секретаря штата, заплатите 20 долларов и подайте иск в reconciliation court (small claims cout).
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In in NYC - $3000 and in KY - $1500, but other than that - very nice :roll:

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