Any idea how I might go about finding the attorney? The websites "california employment attorney" turn off look oddly spammy. Also what kind of things would you look for in picking an attorney?
IMO for purposes of a demand letter on a small matter like this you could almost pick an attorney at random. Call a couple of solo lawyers who have small ads the yellow pages, explain what you want, ask for a quote for the initial demand letter. Also, instruct them to take NO further billable action after sending the letter w/o your express permission (to avoid them racking up another hour's fee to "review the reply" if your former employer sends them a reply). If they get a reply instead of a check, they should simply forward it to you. At THAT point contact your state labor board.
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Any idea how I might go about finding the attorney? The websites "california employment attorney" turn off look oddly spammy. Also what kind of things would you look for in picking an attorney?
I am printing out forms for small claims now.
IMO for purposes of a demand letter on a small matter like this you could almost pick an attorney at random. Call a couple of solo lawyers who have small ads the yellow pages, explain what you want, ask for a quote for the initial demand letter. Also, instruct them to take NO further billable action after sending the letter w/o your express permission (to avoid them racking up another hour's fee to "review the reply" if your former employer sends them a reply). If they get a reply instead of a check, they should simply forward it to you. At THAT point contact your state labor board.
these guys (http://www.gcalaw.com/) are good, affordable and nice people to boot.