Can I sue if I've not been paid for work in over a month?

I worked for a company called EPI. We were the "clean up" crew at Lollapalooza on Aug 7,8 &9.
We were told that we could work anywhere between 6-10 hrs & would be paid $75 for each day.
I followed all thier directions, as to signing in/out & handing in the required paperwork, to ensure payment for my work.
I still have not received my check.
I can not get in contact with anyone from this company. Thier email box is always full & returns any messages I send. They never answer the phone & the voice mail box is also always full.
I tried to contact the event planners for Lollapaloza and all they could say is that "they have recieved many complaints about this" and told me to contact EPI.
What can I do?
I know my friend has not been paid either & how many others?

1 answer  |  asked Sep 23, 2009 3:34 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Answers (1)

Kristen Prinz
Without knowing more details, I can't say with any certainty that you have a claim, but Illinois has a Wage Payment and Collection Act that is enforced by the Illinois Department of Labor. You don't need an attorney to file a complaint with them. The form can be found at this link: http://www.state.il.us/agency/idol/forms/forms.htm.

You can try to spread the word because it may be a greater concern to the Department if there is a large number of unpaid workers.

posted by Kristen Prinz  |  Sep 24, 2009 05:50 AM [EST]

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