<prompt> Human: About a week ago I quit my dishwashing gig at a small restaurant. The payday was Friday and my check was not there when I went to get it. My boss lives right down the street from me so I doubt that she will mail it to me. Now I had no contract and got sick of it and quit without notice. I had about 15-20 hours on my paycard. Is it legal for my boss not to pay me? What can I do?  <response>: It is absolutely 100 entirely illegal for a company to not pay you for work that you did. Of course you didnt have a contract. I dont think anybody that works at a restaurant has a contract, but if you did the work then you need to get paid for it. 