I'm located in Chicago, Illinois (US) and for a few months I was working at a new franchise location of a tax business. I'm disabled and generally not able to work but because the owner was sort of a family friend (we had a client/service relationship because we've been clients of hers at her other business for years), I got special accommodations and was able to work. I was paid for my work in March, but she did not pay me at all for April or May. She paid me once a month using Paychex. In June, I quit because I wasn't being paid and it's July now and I'm still not being paid. She canceled an appointment with her at her other business, so clearly she got my resignation email (which she never acknowledged) because it made her uncomfortable or something to continue the client/service relationship.
I don't have any money, as I said, I'm disabled, I live with my mom and we're borderline paycheck to paycheck. We can't afford a lawyer, but she owes me two months of pay and I don't know how to get it. I tried doing the filing a complaint with IDOL awhile back but nothing happened and my case doesn't have case worker or whatever it's called assigned to it.
I'm 26, this is my first job, and I don't understand how this works. Does anyone who has had more experience with this stuff have any solutions for me? Thanks.