28 Feb
I reported my employer recently for not paying the correct wages, withholding money from paychecks to avoid taxation. I was to get $19 an hour. Employer puts on paystub that I get minimum wage and overtime @ minimum wage rate. Then gives us some bonus, and takes part of this bonus away pre-tax. He gives it back to us post-tax but as mileage. He then avoids FICA, Medicare and additional state and federal taxes from employees checks each pay. In addition, He is not paying the correct rate of pay, and can claim the mileage on his income taxes as a deduction. Does this qualify under the whistleblower law? Are there attorneys that will represent me based on percentage of award? There are approximately 200 employees that this employer does this to. I also wonder what he reports in his contracts to Department of Public Welfare in grant applications for employee wages, perhaps fraud there too.
A 100 hour paycheck which is 80 hours straight time (1520) and 20 hours overtime (570) but I’m getting (480)ST and (180)OT and bonus of (400) bonus=(1060) and that is not 19 an hour that I was promised, nor $17 an hr but really $10 an hour. He can’t cut one employees hourly rate and not the others in the same position.
It sounds like it could be covered under the whistleblower law, but it can be a fairly lengthy process to go through, don’t not work thinking you’ll have your job back in a few days.
Also, in many cases with the federal whistle blower act you would be entitled to 10% of the government’s claim (actual losses, interest and penalties) so many lawyers will take this on a contingency basis. But also like many federal Whistleblower cases if you made an anonymous complaint and the employer happens to figure out it was you there is no protection from discharge.
4 Responses for "Whistleblower Law protection, wrongful termination after reporting employer for tax evasion, unpaid wages,?"
Sounds like a slam dunk. You shouldn’t have any trouble finding a qualified lawyer to represent you. More than 200 people? That’s a big payday for the lawfirm, so you should have no trouble. Way to be honest about the employer. Most would have taken the money and prayed that they wouldn’t end up as the defendant.
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I think you should contact an attorney.
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what is the difference between a job and a wife??? after 20 years the job still sucks!!!! your salary is $39,520.00 per year, and you are complaining. if what you say is true he will probably settle with the IRS. then to do it correctly you get paid minimum wage plus overtime. no more bonus because he has to pay back taxes and lawyers. you just took an eight dollar per hour pay cut.
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It sounds like it could be covered under the whistleblower law, but it can be a fairly lengthy process to go through, don’t not work thinking you’ll have your job back in a few days.
Also, in many cases with the federal whistle blower act you would be entitled to 10% of the government’s claim (actual losses, interest and penalties) so many lawyers will take this on a contingency basis. But also like many federal whistleblower cases if you made an anonymous complaint and the employer happens to figure out it was you there is no protection from discharge.
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