<p>Over the summer, I worked at NYU from June to mid-August, and I’ve yet to be paid anything. I was supposed to be paid by mid-August at the latest. I had my I-9, W-4, and Wasserman forms completed by June. </p>
<p>For the past few weeks, I’ve emailed, called, and talked face to face with people from Wasserman Career Center, Human Resources, and the ResLife Office (where I worked). My supervisor claims she filed my paperwork on time and it’s out of her hands and I should talk to Wasserman. The Wasserman reps claim they processed my paperwork on time and I should talk to Human Resources. The HR folks are pointing fingers at the ResLife Office and saying it’s not their fault and I should talk to my manager. Everyone I’ve talked to is slow to respond, vague and unhelpful. My coworkers were all paid 7 weeks ago. </p>
<p>It’s October now and I had to borrow money from my grandma this week so I would have food to eat, because I’m so broke (I live very frugally). NYU owes me at least $1400 and I need this money ASAP. I won’t get my paycheck for my new job until November. </p>
<p>Is there a higher power I can go to about this? I’m tired of patiently waiting so long for incompetent people to do their jobs correctly. Talking to Wasserman, ResLife and Human Resources isn’t working.</p>
<p>Do you have anything that proves what hours you worked, when you worked, and what the agreed upon pay is? There are laws against not paying someone, and having proof is important. Apparently the right people in HR are not aware of the problem you’re having, because they’d know they’re violating the law.</p>
<p>What does HR say? Did they ever get the paperwork that you’re supposed to be paid? I would think that they’re the ones who deal with the payroll company, so they’d be the ones that need all the paperwork. Does someone have copies that you could walk over to HR?</p>
<p>Yes, I filled out all the forms: I-9, W-4, and the Wasserman federal work study Forms A and B for this job. I have copies of the forms and the Wasserman Center kept the original forms. I also filled out a weekly time-sheet of my hours from June to August, and my employer and Wasserman both have copies of that. </p>
<p>I agree with you that HR is definitely the ones at fault here. Last time I emailed HR they took 2 weeks to respond, and basically just implied it was my employer/Res Life’s fault. </p>
<p>My employer told me she gave all the necessary forms to HR by August. I trust her, but I don’t trust most people who work at NYU to be honest. In my experience things run very inefficiently here.</p>
<p>Have your parents (or grandmother) call the parent hotline at 212-988-4219 or e-mail at <a href=“mailto:parents@nyu.edu”>parents@nyu.edu</a>. A student told me that they could not resolve a problem that was similar to yours despite spending enormous time on lines in different departments - when her mom called and made it clear that the way nyu was handling the matter was unacceptable - it was quickly resolved. Good luck!</p>
<p>I don’t really have parents and I don’t think having my grandma call the school and complain would do much, but I will try it because it worked for your friend. Maybe they’ll take an older person more seriously.</p>
<p>So typical for NYU to not even pay a student for a job. If I owed NYU $1400 they would drop me from classes, like they dropped my friend last week (although it turned out it was the Financial Aid Office’s fault for processing her papers 2 months late, they apologized but so typical). </p>
<p>The woman I talked to at Wasserman was horribly rude, too. Rolled her eyes at me and told me I was making her crazy because I talked to her literally once and was really polite. I’m so tired of dealing with the endless bureaucracy at this school and rude incompetent people who are rude to boot.</p>
<p>In most cases it is the parents who are paying for school so they do respond differently and in a more timely manner. Might as well give it a try.</p>
<p>It is week 8 of not getting paid. I got my grandma to email the parents@nyu thing 5 days ago but they’ve ignored her thus far. </p>
<p>It is beyond ridiculous that HR can’t pay an employee within 2 months of the deadline. Even by NYU standards that is incompetent, and that’s saying something. I can’t file a complaint against HR because HR are the ones you’re supposed to file complaints with. </p>
<p>To be blunt, I’m not your typical rich kid who goes to NYU. I’m poor and I rely on my paycheck to live and when I don’t get that paycheck it means I’m genuinely struggling. I have bills to pay, food to buy, etc. I’m pretty sure what they’re doing is illegal and I can report them to the Department of Labor.</p>
<p>Before I go that far, I’d like to know if there’s a higher-up at NYU I could speak with. Someone not affiliated with HR since they’re the problem.</p>
<p>Are your time sheets signed by both you and your supervisor? Is there real proof that you actually worked those hours? If so, check with the Dept of Labor. It’s time you contacted them. Just make sure you keep copies of everything. Don’t let another day go by. Doesn’t look like NYU is going to pay you unless you do this.</p>
<p>I thought people get paid either weekly or bi-weekly (or semi-monthly). Never heard of getting paid at the end of eight weeks. Best to learn lessons from this, when the $ amount is relatively small. Make sure it’s documented re: how often you are paid, and don’t let it go a week past that. And document everything: who you talked to, date and time, what was discussed, what they told you.</p>
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To be honest, I don’t know what I’ve learned from this. I did fill out all my documentation on time and made copies for myself. I did keep accurate time sheets from the beginning, signed by me and my supervisor. And I was told at the beginning I wouldn’t get paid until the end, it was never supposed to be bi-weekly or bi-monthly. I didn’t expect anything until end of August because that’s when I expected to be paid.</p>
<p>In the future I think I’ll definitely try for jobs that pay at least monthly though. It’s not worth the hassle.</p>
<p>If they still have not answered your grandmothers email and you would like me to call the parent hotline on your behalf, email me at <a href="mailto:MSteinbergphd@aol.com">MSteinbergphd@aol.com</a>. I was also forced into independence at a very young age and was always grateful for adults that helped me along the way.</p>