Hi there! I recently quit working for a broker in the Draper area. My boss never put me on payroll. She'd "forget" and left the state on a regular basis. I was only paid two hundred dollars with a personal check after a month of working there. Two weeks later, I quit. I would call her cell phone and remind her that she still had not mailed my check out. I sent her a "thank you" note with my key, and still have not gotten any money for the six weeks I worked. What would you advise me to do? Since I was never on a contract because she could never get to it, can I legally do anything? Thank you in advance for all your help!

What kind of business is this and what did you do? I'm trying to determine whether you actually should have been an employee and can therefore file a claim for unpaid wages with the state Dept. of Labor.

Well, it was for a mortgage broker firm. She was suppose to train me as well, so I never got adequate training. On a normal day I'd call a number of banks to obtain rates for loan officers, fill out rapid applications for clients, follow up on title information of myself and loan officers and a number of various office errands. She also has me SCRAP BOOK at the office before I quit.

File a wage claim with your state's DOL. It might work. It might not. The legal burden of proof is on the employer to show that wages are not due, and there is normally no/low cost to the employee for filing the claim.

Sounds like an employee/employer relationship to me. I agree with DAW's suggestion.