I don’t know if this is the right place to post this but I am looking for some advice.
I used to work at a local magazine (I’m in California). It was a small business with just me and the owner. A lot of red flags started happening, one of them being the inconsistencies with my paycheck. At first, my pay was direct deposit and with paystubs. Then my boss started paying me cash and I had to haggle him for paystubs. And then he venmoed me it.
I think I was blinded by my excitement in working at a magazine to see how unprofessional this all was. There was some other issues I had with the work ethics (basically overworked and underpaid) and I quit back in March.
He told me he would have my last paycheck ready for me but I have never received it. He has since moved office out of my city.
I was talking to someone at my new job about this and they informed me that I could sue. I don’t know the first thing about suing? I’m not sure if I could afford a lawyer. If anyone has any insight or resources please let me know.