docmydispute · workplace
You worked the hours. You weren’t paid for them.
Your shifts, your pay slips, the conversation with the manager who promised to fix it — dated and kept in one record. Then the written grievance, and the agency to file it with.
A tool of record — not legal advice.
Is this you?
Is this happening to you?
You did the work. The pay does not match it. If this is where you are:
- Hours on your timesheet that never appear on the pay slip
- Overtime worked and quietly paid at the ordinary rate
- Verbal promises to "sort it next pay run" that never arrive
- Being told to raise it with someone who never replies
- A filing deadline running while you decide whether to make a fuss
A wage claim is decided on the record — the hours, the pay slips, the dates you raised it, and what they said back. That is the thing this app builds.
How it works
Three steps.
Keep the record
Log every shift, pay slip, and conversation with HR or your manager, the moment it happens.
Raise it in writing
The assistant drafts the written grievance from your record, not from thin air. You review and approve every word.
Escalate, with proof
Ignored? Take a complete, dated case file to your labor board, the DOL, or the EEOC — the whole history, in order.
What to gather
For an unpaid-wages dispute, these are the documents people usually need. A guide, not a requirement — add whatever you have.
- Employment contract
- Pay slips
- Written warnings
- Performance reviews
- Correspondence with employer
- Witnesses' statements
When you hand it over
One file. The whole story, in order.
Whether it goes to HR, a state labor board, the Department of Labor, or an employment lawyer, they all want the same thing: what happened, on what date, with the documents attached. Not a folder of screenshots.
A dated record of every exchange
Each conversation, email, and meeting — attributed to the side that spoke.
The grievance you raised, as you sent it
Drafted from your record, reviewed by you, kept with the rest.
The evidence, indexed and attached
Your contract, pay slips, and timesheets — numbered and referenced.
It never invents events. The words are yours to approve.
Questions
Documenting unpaid wages
- How long do I have to file a wage claim?
- Filing windows are strict and depend on the agency and the type of claim. The commonly cited federal figure for a discrimination charge is 180 days to file with the EEOC, which is a deadline to file rather than a waiting period, and some states extend it. Wage-and-hour claims run on their own clock. Check the deadline that applies to you and note the date the problem started.
- What should I keep if I have not been paid correctly?
- Your employment contract or offer letter, every pay slip, your own record of hours worked, any written warnings or performance reviews, and all correspondence with your employer — including messages that went unanswered.
- Should I raise it with my employer first?
- Usually yes, and in writing, so there is a dated record that you did. Keep the exact wording, the date you sent it, and any reply. If nothing changes, that written attempt becomes part of what you file.
- What is the difference between the EEOC and the Department of Labor?
- Broadly, the EEOC handles discrimination and harassment charges, while the Department of Labor and your state labor board handle wage-and-hour matters such as unpaid overtime and minimum wage. Which one applies depends on what happened to you.
- What does docmydispute actually do?
- It keeps a dated record of every exchange with your employer, drafts the written grievance from that record for you to review before sending, and compiles a complete case file you can hand to an agency or a lawyer. It is a tool of record — it does not give legal advice.
Other situations
Dealing with more than one thing?
docmydispute works the same way for any dispute where someone has more power than you. A few others: