My former employer, Yahoo! owes me $8,000 in travel expenses and refuses to repay me. What are my options?

Question

I worked for Yahoo! in their Boston office for years and left in 2004. I submitted the expense report on my last day and they have been ducking my calls for a long time. My direct bosses, who were responsible for approving my expense reports are no longer with the company. All three of them have moved on too and now the corporate office is refusing to reimburse me for travel, meals etc related to my doing my job for them. I have contacted my local labor board and am in the process of retaining an attorney as a last resort. The small claims court in my state only allows for $2,500 maximum. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks!

Answer 1

yahoo hates everyone

Answer 2

I love that you're using this site for this

Answer 3

Contact your county prosecutor's office. Explain your problem to them and ask if they can help you. If they can not, then ask for a referral to someone who can help you. Keep asking for referrals from each person you talk to after that first call. Sooner or later you will find someone to help you. I hope you have a record of your expenses otherwise you may just have to grin and bare it.

Good luck!

Al