If it makes a difference, this is in British Columbia, although as far as I'm aware Canada's legal code is much more centralized than that of the USA.

Anyway, my girlfriend spent last summer working at a restaurant which had some insanely sketchy practices (which I won't get into because it's not particularly important). Her employment ended abruptly after, what I gather from it, the brothers who owned the restaurant got drunk one night, then proceeded to beat the shit out of each other, trashing the place in the process. The place was put "under renovation" for a few months with no progress and then shut down completely, and the brothers don't talk to each other anymore.

Now, after the place shut down the owners still had a massive amount of wages that were unpaid. I think it was approximately $300 per employee. They all tried to get their money from each brother but each one denied responsibility and sent the employees over to the other brother. They filed some papers with the Labour Board, and through talking with some representatives discovered that they could sue for $900 (I forget under what grounds but they were valid).

They probably won't touch those papers for ages and I intend to help her get what she deserves by taking action, not just because I care about her but also because I am interested in law and think this would be a good experience.

I know this jackoff has the money too because he has since opened a new restaurant, which obviously means he had some working capital.

Does anyone know what possibilities are open here? I've thought of making him an offer he can't refuse (give them all $600 now or they'll sue him for $900 each) but knowing this guy, he'll probably refuse it. I was thinking about a lawsuit but have no idea where to begin.
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Girlfriend's previous employer owes her $900 but they probably
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If it makes a difference, this is in British Columbia, although as far as I'm aware Canada's legal code is much more centralized than that of the USA.

Anyway, my girlfriend spent last summer working at a restaurant which had some insanely sketchy practices (which I won't get into because it's not particularly important). Her employment ended abruptly after, what I gather from it, the brothers who owned the restaurant got drunk one night, then proceeded to beat the shit out of each other, trashing the place in the process. The place was put "under renovation" for a few months with no progress and then shut down completely, and the brothers don't talk to each other anymore.

Now, after the place shut down the owners still had a massive amount of wages that were unpaid. I think it was approximately $300 per employee. They all tried to get their money from each brother but each one denied responsibility and sent the employees over to the other brother. They filed some papers with the Labour Board, and through talking with some representatives discovered that they could sue for $900 (I forget under what grounds but they were valid).

They probably won't touch those papers for ages and I intend to help her get what she deserves by taking action, not just because I care about her but also because I am interested in law and think this would be a good experience.

I know this jackoff has the money too because he has since opened a new restaurant, which obviously means he had some working capital.

Does anyone know what possibilities are open here? I've thought of making him an offer he can't refuse (give them all $600 now or they'll sue him for $900 each) but knowing this guy, he'll probably refuse it. I was thinking about a lawsuit but have no idea where to begin.
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Girlfriend worked at a restaurant where she was cheated
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