<prompt> Human: Hello everyone, I am in a weird situation with my previous employer. I worked at this cafe that hasnt officially opened yet for the past 3 weeks and have not been paid once. The owner claimed she was going to open the cafe in March of this year, but is still not open to this day. She has been very unprofessional and every time I try to reach out to her and get my check she claims I have to come back because she doesnt have the money, or i needed to bring my social security card for verification. At one point the check she was going to give me was just cash but now she is texting me saying I need to fill out an independent contractor contract and thats the only way I will receive my money. Topping it all off, I worked about 40 hours over the past 3 weeks getting the cafe in order and preparing it for opening day. Shes claiming I only worked 5 hours at a private party we had. After she blasted the customers complaints on her personal Facebook and included my name, I decided that this company was not for me. Any help would be greatly appreciated  <response>: Dispute with state department of labor or sue her in small claims court. 