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Q: My Boss terminated me and is now holding my last two weeks pay. We have an employment contract. Legal?

I work 2 jobs for 1 man, one is from home so my hours are tracked via hubstaff, a time tracking software. This software is very buggy and sometimes just will not let me log in until my boss fixes it. This usually takes days, so I manually add the time I worked, and he sends my checks as normal. On... View More

Kyle James Lee
Kyle James Lee
answered on Sep 11, 2018

Sorry to hear this. The law in Florida is very straightforward on this issue. If you work, you must be paid. Your employer has an obligation to keep accurate time records. Because the system was not working, your employer must now rely on your manual records. Failing to pay you is illegal and is a... View More

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