RE: My very first #freewrite (5 minutes)

sorry dude, that sucks. Employers can't withhold pay even if you did owe for equipment or other stuff - pay is due for hours worked, and if terminated each state has its own laws for how long the company has to get you the final pay after they terminate you (and it isn't very long - a few days at most). The good news is, if the company doesn't get you the final pay in the time that the state law says they have to, they will actually owe you more money. Contact your state's labor department, they will take over advocating for your paycheck and will make sure you get the money you are owed, plus some possibly if the employer has already exceeded allowable time. Some states do not have such a law (very few), in which case the federal law is that the pay must be received by the time the next regularly scheduled payday rolls around. If you happen to live in a state that doesn't have a final paycheck law, then you would contact the federal Department of Labor's paycheck and hours division at this link: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd