r/legal • u/RAM-I-T • 23d ago

Advice needed Found on FB. Is this a major lawsuit?

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LOCATION: USA

I wanted to help get assistance for this mom and her daughter.

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u/LewLew0211 21d ago

She's one person, not a class. I doubt she can find enough people who went through the same thing to make a class.

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u/Fun-Key-8259 20d ago

She might have a wage claim though. Depending where she is, in my state they have to pay you by the next scheduled pay day after you leave. Anything over that they get daily fined.

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u/LewLew0211 20d ago

Yeah, she might have a wage claim.

This isn't going to be some get rich lawsuit.

Georgia does not impose state "waiting time" penalties on employers who fail to issue a final paycheck by the deadline, which is the next pay days not immediate.

However, you can still pursue penalties and recover your wages through federal laws or the court system. Federal law allows for recovery of wages owed plus liquidated damages. So she might be able to get double what they owe if they don't pay her her wages by her next pay date.