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A friend of mine recently left her job. She was owed 2 weeks pay but the company claimed that, after she left, they scoured her emails and determined she "...wasn't doing much work". Therefore, they weren't paying her.
I have NEVER heard of such a thing and would expect this is highly illegal pretty much anywhere on earth.
Reinforcing the previous advice. File a complaint with State Labor.
If by "highly" illegal you mean "clearly" then yes.
Historically, there has been no life prison sentences or death penalties invoked. The worst if they don't correct in a timely manner is the employer is required to pay owed wages plus double damages.
Hopefully she can sue for damages, too. Not doing work would have been a reason to fire her, but to withhold pay for hours that she spent in the office? It's not like she was an independent contractor. She was an employee of a company and wasn't volunteering her time.
If she worked the hours, she is legally entitled to get paid. If they had a problem with her work product, they needed to let her know at the time. Time to contact the local Department of Labor and say she has a wage and hour claim.
I believe she did nothing, but they could have just fired her and not paid her.
That would have worked out better for them.
I believe even if they fired her, they would still have to pay her for the past one or two weeks that she worked plus vacation pay (prorated) that they owe her. If they don't pay, they are bullying her; and that's illegal.
As many posters say, she needs to file with the DOL in her state immediately.
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