tmoss79741
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I quit my job of 19 yrs to work for a small shop that offered more money, a move to colorado with my family, and where houses are cheap. The owner said he couldnt pay overtime but would pay me when he sold his house and give it to me as a gift tax free for a down payment. Eight months later, almost 1000 hours of overtime, just 2 days after the close of escrow, with over $25,000 owed, I was fired for not leaving fast enough when he told me to go home because I wasnt moving fast enough to move his house furniture into a storage box (my title was programmer, not laborer). How can I get my money, toolbox, my software cd's, my paper notes, my notebook with my hours written on them, and my leather case. I feel I was lied to or tricked. Several timed he harrassed me trying to get me to do something I know I shouldnt so he could get rid of me. I was scared to ask for a contract about my overtime, because he was changinginto someone else as it grew closer to the time he would get his money from the sale of the house.
I had a close relationship with the owner, even going to his kids birthday parties with my family and him to mine. I help him find his house in colorado, assisted in the getting info for his new building there too. I answered phones and opened and closed the shop. I instructed other employees and worked on many special projects. I even worked in his house on Sundays. The relationship was so close that I didnt think about a written contract about the overtime. I was being paid a large amout of money per hour and was excited that he offered me the opportunity to be in charge of the cnc department once we moved.I even started buying new furniture and snow/ cold weather clothing for the move.
After I find out if I do or dont have a case here and was robbed, then I will start an investigation into possible illegal rebuilding old auto parts and selling them as new, discrimination and harrassment to other employees who are still working and who have quit due to stress, openly verbal racist comments and polictical views. I could supply a list of names of former employees who will testify everything I have typed plus more. I could possibly get the two remaining employees to testify since they will lose there jobs in the next couple of months when the business moves out of state.
Help me so this owner cant hurt anyone else.
TM
I had a close relationship with the owner, even going to his kids birthday parties with my family and him to mine. I help him find his house in colorado, assisted in the getting info for his new building there too. I answered phones and opened and closed the shop. I instructed other employees and worked on many special projects. I even worked in his house on Sundays. The relationship was so close that I didnt think about a written contract about the overtime. I was being paid a large amout of money per hour and was excited that he offered me the opportunity to be in charge of the cnc department once we moved.I even started buying new furniture and snow/ cold weather clothing for the move.
After I find out if I do or dont have a case here and was robbed, then I will start an investigation into possible illegal rebuilding old auto parts and selling them as new, discrimination and harrassment to other employees who are still working and who have quit due to stress, openly verbal racist comments and polictical views. I could supply a list of names of former employees who will testify everything I have typed plus more. I could possibly get the two remaining employees to testify since they will lose there jobs in the next couple of months when the business moves out of state.
Help me so this owner cant hurt anyone else.
TM
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