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writes:Here it goes...I'm speaking on my boyfriends behalf. My boyfriend works for his fathers company. September made it his 8th year with the company. My boyfriend is 25 and has nothing to show for it but a bunch of debt. He's worked his ass off for his father and his father has NEVER rewarded him properly. He's taken advantage of him for years. The sad part is that my boyfriends knows this but was to afraid he'd loose him as a father if he walked out on the company.Recently, my Bf got the guts to give the dad an ultimatum. He set the ground rules for how much he wanted to take home monthly, and that he deserved some respect for all of his hard work. His job is very labor indusive and often times very dangerous. The father has been in an out of the hospital due to a motorcycle accident. My BF got his first check yesterday from the new wage agreement....it was short $500. Not even enough to pay some of his bills!What does he do with that??? He made a verbal agreement with his own father and thought that was good enough. He didn't think to get it in writing. Is he out of luck since he didn't get the wage increase in writing? Is it time to get involved leagally? Are there any suggestions anyone has to take action?I hate to sound naive but it's a lot more complicated when family is involved....Please Advise! Reply to this Question |
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reader, rcn + ♥, writes (28 October 2007):
 First of all, get all agreements in writing, I don't care if it's a relative or not. No he's not out of luck. He can go to the Department of Labor, and file a wage claim. I'd have him talk about it before, so maybe something can be negotiated. If it can't they DOL will order payment of back wages or evidence to show the amount is not owed. If it goes to an administrative hearing, his dad could be responsible for paying triple if the administrator finds any wrongdoing had been involved.
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reader, rcn + ♥, writes (28 October 2007):
First of all, get all agreements in writing, I don't care if it's a relative or not. No he's not out of luck. He can go to the Department of Labor, and file a wage claim. I'd have him talk about it before, so maybe something can be negotiated. If it can't they DOL will order payment of back wages or evidence to show the amount is not owed. If it goes to an administrative hearing, his dad could be responsible for paying triple if the administrator finds any wrongdoing had been involved.
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reader, anonymous, writes (26 October 2007): Does you husband have any chance of inheriting the business? Is it a thriving business that your husband is interested in obtaining some day or is that not even a thought? I mean it is difficult when family is involved..believe me I know but I think if it is that bad and your husband does not have enought to support you and your children then he need's to level with his father, way his option's as far as if he is capable of making a better living with another company and will he be able to handle that transition?
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reader, anonymous, writes (24 October 2007): I would firstly suggest he questions the paycheck, with whoever pays the wages. Get his to say "there has been an error and my pay is not correct" He can then say that his agreement with his father was for....... whatever.
Before you go down the legal side, he needs to make sure that it is not a genuine error.
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