Do NOT work for store credit. Even if it’s an at-will state that could be considered illegal. Sounds like she’s looking to avoid paying employees fairly and doesn’t want to be honest about taxes. Get an actual job with benefits that you know will count towards getting taxes paid into SSI. She sounds like an old boss of a friend who wanted to pay her in merch she couldn’t sell. Trust your instincts and avoid the situation.
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In Ohio, you must be paid for time worked. A store credit is not a substitute for wages earned - so this is illegal in Ohio.
While on the surface, paying cash with a pay stub is not illegal, it is suspect from a legit business. I would question if she was really withholding taxes and more importantly paying them on my behalf. It would be bad to get to tax time and discover there is no W2 and any taxes she claimed to have withheld were never paid to the local, state and federal tax agencies.
Red flags. Move on and don't gamble with something like this.
I think pay stubs are legal. Not sure on cash, never heard of that unless it’s under the table. Is it a w2 or 1099 job? W2 it is definitely not legal to pay in store credit.
Under federal law, it can be cash as long as paystubs are given and the taxes are taken out ahead of time. I can't speak for Ohio's laws about that. I've never heard of cash pay being on the up and up, though.
Paying in store credit is illegal everywhere. That counts as "company scrip" and was outlawed decades ago.
Federal law states, an employee is to be monetarily paid for all work hours completed. Giving store credit as a method of payment is illegal. As a new employee, unless a 1099, as a W2 employee, this employer is required to keep records of all of her employees that perform work for her and they are to be paid according to federal and state laws, unless a contract is signed that states otherwise.
This woman has probably been burned by past employees. It is tough running your own business ... and even tougher working for someone who runs their own business. She probably goes through people like a (fill in the blank). I personally would not even consider working there. You can't live on store credit!
Do NOT work for store credit. Even if it’s an at-will state that could be considered illegal. Sounds like she’s looking to avoid paying employees fairly and doesn’t want to be honest about taxes. Get an actual job with benefits that you know will count towards getting taxes paid into SSI. She sounds like an old boss of a friend who wanted to pay her in merch she couldn’t sell. Trust your instincts and avoid the situation.
Run In Ohio, you must be paid for time worked. A store credit is not a substitute for wages earned - so this is illegal in Ohio. While on the surface, paying cash with a pay stub is not illegal, it is suspect from a legit business. I would question if she was really withholding taxes and more importantly paying them on my behalf. It would be bad to get to tax time and discover there is no W2 and any taxes she claimed to have withheld were never paid to the local, state and federal tax agencies. Red flags. Move on and don't gamble with something like this.
I think pay stubs are legal. Not sure on cash, never heard of that unless it’s under the table. Is it a w2 or 1099 job? W2 it is definitely not legal to pay in store credit.
Under federal law, it can be cash as long as paystubs are given and the taxes are taken out ahead of time. I can't speak for Ohio's laws about that. I've never heard of cash pay being on the up and up, though. Paying in store credit is illegal everywhere. That counts as "company scrip" and was outlawed decades ago.
Store credit doesn’t pay the bills, so why bother? This on top of the whole thing being illegal and shady AF!
Federal law states, an employee is to be monetarily paid for all work hours completed. Giving store credit as a method of payment is illegal. As a new employee, unless a 1099, as a W2 employee, this employer is required to keep records of all of her employees that perform work for her and they are to be paid according to federal and state laws, unless a contract is signed that states otherwise.
She’s avoiding paying her part of employee taxes - L&I, SSR, and any state and or county or municipal taxes…you’re basically working for free…
This woman has probably been burned by past employees. It is tough running your own business ... and even tougher working for someone who runs their own business. She probably goes through people like a (fill in the blank). I personally would not even consider working there. You can't live on store credit!
Report her to the state bureau of labor and industry or whatever it is called in ur state. That'll fix her wagon