If your former employer is holding your paycheck, check your state laws and REPORT THEM!!! I quit my job after many disagreements with my boss (it was apparently unacceptable to take time off for my father’s funeral and for grieving) and she said she would send my paycheck in the mail in 30 days. In the state of Michigan, this is ILLEGAL. I reported her, and it took about 2 weeks to get my check from her through the department of labor. I’ve always had bad luck with reporting employers for their wrongdoings, but I’m glad she got her ass handed to her for this. I was literally eating bread for dinner for a couple weeks because I didn’t have this paycheck. She looks so stupid. I’m glad I can rid of her and that place now.