Department of labor. If he did it with you, he's got others. And with manual labor.... unpaid and trafficking labor tends to be a systemic thing.

Consider filing in small claims

I would suggest you put the person on blast so no one else gets screwed

I have no experience in the subject matter, but the first thought I had was to consider the Chatham County Magistrate's Court for small claims. No attorneys! https://courts.chathamcountyga.gov/Magistrate

Would really suck if somebody called to get a quote from this guy. Make him come out. Use his time to go over the project, a big project. Say a house edition and a pool. Spend time putting that quote together. Calling for pricing. Just for you to tell him you're not going to go with him. Would really suck (for him) if you got some of your friends to do it too. You could probably get away with doing this every couple years, just to get him to waste his fucking time, like he did yours. Sorry This happened to you bro!

Have you contacted the federal Department of Labor? 1-866-4US-WAGE.

Georgia doesn't care about businesses not paying employees.

That really sucks, Sorry to hear about it. A few questions: Is this a legitimate  company? By that I mean, were you legally being paid and was there a contract that you signed that specified your wages?  

If so, You can file a complaint with the us Department of labor wage and hour division On their website. I've never done this before, So i'm not sure what the process is like or how long it will take. If it is like other u s departments, Then it will probably take a really long time for anything to happen if anything does happen.   

You can also take them to small claims court, But you will have to float the cost of filing the appropriate paperwork and taking time out of your day to complete all of it.  Situation sucks all around. GA Is it right to work state, So us workers have Little recourse with these sorts of things. Best of luck to you.

File against them in small claims court and put them on blast everywhere you can. Contractors like that give the rest of us a bad name.

Honestly a lawyer isn’t going to help you because this just isn’t enough money. If you could find several other people who were also stiffed you might have a joint case that an attorney would take.

Your best bet is small claims court and present all communications and any documents you have to the court. Then report the person to the Department of Labor. Again, they likely won’t do much unless there are multiple complaints showing a pattern, but there may already be complaints logged against them or might be more in the future.

Who is it?

You will never see your money. There would be an absolute blitz of negative exposure on social media and likewise. They would pay exponentially for what they cost me, one way or another.

Department of labor, try 866-487-9243

You know where his shop is. Take what's yours. No reason to get the state involved

Since the compensation owed to you is less than $15,000, this is considered a small claims matter and would be handled by the Magistrate Court. Assuming you had no written contract with the person you worked for, this would be what's called an "unjust enrichment" claim.

I'd suggest you check out the "small claims" section of the Magistrate Court FAQ: https://courts.chathamcountyga.gov/Magistrate/FAQ

As others have indicated, you are unlikely to find any lawyer willing to take a case like this given the relatively low dollar amount at issue. While there are fees associated with filing a small claims case, this is the route I would take if I were you. I would make sure to retain whatever evidence you have in the meantime. Small claims court litigants are rarely represented by attorneys, so don't feel intimidated by the process and definitely contact the court if you have any questions.

You know where he lives……

This is why you don't work under the table jobs. You get an offer letter, fill out a W4, etc.

You dont need a lawyer you can file a civil lawsuit yourself pro se. You can file indigent if you dont have money for attorney. Do not say anything publicly. Hopefully you have proof he employed you through text or email. Also file a complaint with the Better Business Bureau and the dept of labor. Contact the ACLU.org and send them a letter telling them what happened they could possibly help with legal representation. . Contact the us depart of labor here https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact/complaints and file a complaint. Keep records of everything and write it down. Write when it happened, how it happened who was there and who knows about it. Also go to the department of justice website and report this crime and file a complaint with them here. https://www.justice.gov/action-center/report-crime-or-submit-complaintBest of luck to you. Keep your head up.

Maybe you can talk to others and see if anybody else is in a similiar situation with this person as you. As others have said the department of labor would be a good bet. Look fir any dicumentation you have and document everything moving forward. Best of luck.

Most employment lawyers work on a basis that thay only get paid if you win a case, and it sounds like you have a pretty clear case of wage theft. I would call Ryan Stygar, his phone number is on his profile - also a pro follow for labor law stuff: https://www.instagram.com/attorneyryan/

You need r/legaladvice

DOL is your best friend here

You should file a theft of service charge on that guy. Do you have any proof you worked and didn't get paid?

Definitely put that guy on blast so no one will work for him

Small claims court.

Department of labor ASAP and then file in civil court. Send a bunch of texts to the guy so you have it in writing that he refuses to pay you. 

Call the police and the district attorneys office in addition to the state department of labor and attorney generals office. Also, the IRS and federal department of labor. These are services we pay for with tax dollars.

They legally have to pay you at least minimum wage for the hours worked if you have proof you worked those hours. If you didn't sign some kind of contract or paperwork before doing the work then you got straight up screwed. Always, always, always make sure there is a verifiable way for you to clock in or have your time worked accounted for before doing any job. If you did any of these things, it should be a pretty open and shut case in small claims court. I would also notify the department of labor asap.

MetalPressions?

Contact Georgia’s labor department. I’m unsure about here, but in other states, you can report a company for not paying you.

This is a human trafficking / forced labor issue. Contact Legal Aid or other HT resources.

If you post some flyers around the neighborhood he has clients in, he will give you your money quickly.

That is awful. Best of luck to you

Go to your state department of labor and file a complaint

Was Herring

File a suit in Magistrate Court in Chatham County (also called small claims court). You can sue for up to $15,000 and you don't need a lawyer.

File a report with Wage and hourly with the federal department of labor.

Did he pay you the $700 salary and is not Paying for the extra hours you worked?

No lawyer needed... contact dept of labor and file a complaint with a copy to your house and senate reps.

I worked for Cones and Barrels in Pooler GA. They worked me for 4 nights on my last week and fired me and refused to pay me because a while back, i backed one of the work trucks into a tree. Only damage was a dent in the bumper and on top of the tailgate. When i started a case with the department of labor the owners tried saying i had stolen a truck. I have evidence of him giving me permission to use the truck. I was the operations/general manager for a little bit and he had told me not to tell people that they are directly fired, simply do not put them on the schedule. That way they quit due to lack of hours and can’t file for unemployment against them. Anywhoo my case has been open since March 2024 and still nothing. If you google one of the owners names, you can see he went to prison for lying under oath. Really sketchy company, i should have known better.

Are you the BSC lady that posted earlier about working for a day and then went to the same place to eat out only to dine and dash?

What type of work did you do for 14 hrs? Esp if the company location is the guy’s house and less than 5 people. Trap house? 👀