Hello and thank you for reading and giving any advice.

I took a temporary job from a woman who does contracts with construction companies to clean up after them. The 2 paychecks I got from her were both late and one bounced. She still owes me a 3rd paycheck of over $2,000 for over a month of work with lots of overtime. It has been over 4 months now, and I have tried to be patient since she was my moms supposed-friend and she claimed to be having problems getting paid by the companies plus other personal problems. Now I am overseas and unable to contact her. My mom has talked to her and she said she had the money but now she is not answering her phone or returning phone calls. I called and left her a message notifying her that she needs to get in contact with my mom and arrange a time for her to collect the $$ or I will be taking this to court.:mad:

My questions are; What procedures are required to go to court for this? Do I have to have proof of my hours? Is it OK for me to go to the companies she contracted with and request the hours she turned into them? Will I have to be present in court or will my mothers general power of attorney be OK?

Thank You again for any advice available

Yes you may contact them for the hours they turned in ( plus you should have been keeping a record yourself of where and when.

If the total is not over what is allowed in your local small claims court, you just go down and ask to file a claim, they give you a form to fill out and you file it.

Yes you have to be in court, your mom can come with you, and even testify to what she knows about it.