<prompt> Human: I certainly do not have high hopes of getting my money, as the company is in hundreds of dollars of debt and my old boss owes other ex-employees money as well. Hes shut the door on operations to regroup and is really screwing over a lot of people by not going bankrupt he continually hired new sales people even without any money to pay them. This was my first job out of college. Im not too financially savvy. I just want to take precautions so that I dont owe the IRS money on paychecks I never actually received. Any advice would be much appreciated.  <response>: Document everything. Also if you dont get your money contact your states labor board. They are there to help you in these types of cases. 