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Go to jimj's post to you. Click on his user name(jimj) and it will bring down 4 lines. One of them enables you to send a private message. I hope this helps.
Bob, look at the top right hand corner of the window where it says "welcome bob". You will see "Direct Messages" with a "1". Click on it and you'll see what I sent you.
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Well, at least in my state, there would be no case, and even there was, I can't imagine an attorney taking this on contingency so I'd be out-of-pocket, and having sued people before, it's a minimum of $5k in the cheapest court to try to bring suit. If it's a big $ (like $50k-100k+) make that $20k. Either way a LOT of what attorneys do is educate, advise and negotiate, and of course your state may view things differently, so it won't be a waste of time because then you won't be left wondering.
To me the boss's story seems fishy but I will also say if you failed something in the screen they're not going to tell you.
How much does it cost? There's a $30 filing fee for a case asking for up to $1,500; $50 for a claim over $1,500 and up to $5,000; and $75 for a claim over $5,000. If you file more than 12 cases in a year, subsequent cases will cost $100 to file.
The OP could see a max of $5K out of what might be determined to be owed but it is a cheap investment or maybe better said, gamble since you never know which way it will go in Small Claims.
The odds would tip in the OP's favor if Labor Standards went to court with him.
A lawyer cannot file a lawsuit unless there is a legitimate claim. The research that goes into investigating a claim, caselaw research, and drafting the pleadings is not minimal. Court filing fee's is not what Sal was referring to.
How much does it cost? There's a $30 filing fee for a case asking for up to $1,500; $50 for a claim over $1,500 and up to $5,000; and $75 for a claim over $5,000. If you file more than 12 cases in a year, subsequent cases will cost $100 to file.
The OP could see a max of $5K out of what might be determined to be owed but it is a cheap investment or maybe better said, gamble since you never know which way it will go in Small Claims.
The odds would tip in the OP's favor if Labor Standards went to court with him.
$5K to file? No way.
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I was referring to total costs in the minimum appropriate court (district) - in my county actual court filing fees is under $1,000. The attorney however has to get it there - research, documentation, serving papers, etc., and that adds up. Just 15-20 hours' worth of billable time plus court fees and you're at ~$5,000.
Thing is small claims is meant for low $ amounts and simple cases argued by non lawyers. Here he is riding on relatively esoteric intangibles as breech of implied contract and lost opportunity cost related to labor law. He is free to file a small claims suit of course but this is not that sort of case.
A lawyer cannot file a lawsuit unless there is a legitimate claim. The research that goes into investigating a claim, caselaw research, and drafting the pleadings is not minimal. Court filing fee's is not what Sal was referring to.
Lol lawyers file lawsuits all the time that are not legitimate.
Lol lawyers file lawsuits all the time that are not legitimate.
No, not really.
There's actually quite a lot that has to happen to file a lawsuit. Bars will also have codes of conduct and the like too. Sure there are attempts at "not legitimate" lawsuits but by and large most all are filtered out beforehand during the process that it takes to actually file a lawsuit.
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