How do I get my previous employer to pay what I am owed?
Question Details:I quit my job as a full time contractor (1099). When I quit, I was stilled owed $12,000. When I left, I was contacted by one of our clients at the firm I was working at. They offered me work but my previous boss believes I contacted them and tried to pitch them as a client. He is using that as an excuse to withhold payment. I had never signed a non-compete contract, but he claims I verbally agreed to not compete and that I violated that verbal agreement. There is no record of any kind of agreement, and I did not pitch his client. How to I communicate to him that he is legally bound to pay?
Start by sending him a letter (in some fashion that you can prove delivery) restating what I'm sure you've already said: you never signed a noncompete or nonsolicitation agreement or verbally agreed to not compete. Furthermore, that you demand payment immediately.
If he still doesn't pay, you will have to sue. Ultimately, that is the only way to enforce legal rights like this.
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