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oRenj9
Aug 3, 2004

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Subjunctivitis posted:


I feel like if I need to got to small claims, I have more rights and more evidence on my end to demand payment. This also goes as far as witnesses who have been present when I have been doing the work for those invoices. I feel like he would have way more to lose by not paying me, such as his "valuable" time to gather his own evidence, attending court, and more importantly, his professional reputation.

He put a check in your hands; that's an indicator that he acknowledges a debt to you. I think you stand a very good chance at recovering the amount of those checks in court.

Additionally, internships are pretty clearly defined. If he was making money off of your work, then you were not an intern, you were an employee. And it sounds like he is treating you like a contractor. Having recently gone through being hired on as employee #2 at a startup, I've learned that the distinction between contractor and employee has pretty important ramifications with the IRS. If you really wanted to be a dick, you could contact the IRS and let them know that you think you were misclassified as a contractor and he could have to pay backed payroll taxes and whatnot.

In reality, the IRS threat is more of a way of twisting his arm into making the situation right without having to involve the legal system.

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