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Permalink Reply by Eun-Shil Park on August 31, 2011 at 3:12pm

I am not aloud to use any nasty words on this website but this really sucks for you. Let me ask around if there are any opportunities to solve this problem. Also if there are any US-lawyers among our members, please step forward and do our fellow member a favor!

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Permalink Reply by Dennis Oh on August 31, 2011 at 3:51pm

Thank you for your helping comment!

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Permalink Reply by Eun-Shil Park on August 31, 2011 at 4:03pm

I just sent a mail to a close US-friend of mine whose friend is an americain lawyer working for a korean law firm in Seoul...hope to hear from them soon.

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Permalink Reply by Dennis Oh on September 1, 2011 at 3:15pm

Oh sure.  thank you for that.  Eun-Shil~

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Permalink Reply by Cory Olson on August 31, 2011 at 3:45pm

Actually, J1 labor issues seem to be getting stronger attention these days, so that might help your cause. I'm not a lawyer, but from my limited knowledge, first you should file a wage complaint with the state labor board of wherever you were working in the US, unfortunately in many states this filing can be difficult if you are no longer in the country (a fact that many J1 agencies exploit). It's also important to remember that the responsible party for your wages may not have been the company you were working at, but rather a contracted J1 agency. It may take a bit of research on your part (or your attorney if you so choose) to navigate just who you need to be filing the complaint against. As I said, there is some increased attention and new legislation in some states concerning J1 mistreatment, but it may be coming to late to really help you. I hope you can find the answers you need.

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Permalink Reply by Dennis Oh on August 31, 2011 at 4:05pm

Thank you for the detail comment.

 

Actually, I worked at the J-1 agency company I mentioned. I was in charge of developing j-1 company website and on-line marketing in korea. I was not  j-1 intern. 

 

I should follow your comment for solving the issue.

 

Dennis Oh

 

 

 

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Permalink Reply by Mike Park on August 31, 2011 at 8:16pm

Hi Dennis - Did you sign any employment, or work/contractor, agreement which had outlined your monthly wages/salary? In other words, do you have any written documents which you may show someone, or submit in a court of law (or 3rd party)?

 

 

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Permalink Reply by Dennis Oh on September 1, 2011 at 3:31pm

Yes I did.

I have a document and there are my signature, employer signature and the wages information. 

 

 

 

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Permalink Reply by Mike Park on September 1, 2011 at 3:37pm

If you are serious about getting paid - in other words, if it means much to you, I would suggest that you should open up a case and file an official complaint (investigation request) against the entity that hired you (J1 agency?) at the local "labor" office / jurisdiction.

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