<prompt> Human: Im 16 and my first job is at a pizza place thats also a sit down restaraunt. Ive been,working there in part time for 2 days and Ive already clocked about 9 hours at 9.20 an hour. The problem is all the owner did was put me in their computer system but I never got some sort of form or contract implying that I work there and I never got a W-4 form either. Is this even legal? Im also afraid hes going to fire me before payday which is the 31st and he wont pay me for my work. Im in Colorado so Im not sure, if my state has any laws surrounding this? Please tell me what to do I dont want to get in any legal trouble and I dont want to get ripped off by the owner by working for him for free. Thank you for any help I will really appreciate it.Edit: Thanks for the replies and the advice guys, things are going better at the place I wqs just worried that Id get fired because the owner is a REALLY big douchebag to employees especially new ones and I was almost convinced Id get fired soon. Not signing anything made me worried its illegal but I learned its not, so again, thanks guys. This place is the only place I got a real reply and this is why I love Reddit.  <response>: The restaurant business has one of the highest turnovers. Some restaurants dont want to waste time and effort putting their employees on payroll until after it has been shown that youll stick around, so maybe a few weeks or so. The other issue that I can see is your age. At 16, there are a lot of child labor laws demanding you have breaks and whatnot. If youre not on payroll, you dont technically work there, so your employer doesnt have to follow every child labor law. Other than that, your employer may just pay people under the table. Its all too common for privately owned restaurants to do this to save a few dollars from taxes.If youre that concerned, just ask. 