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"CHARLESTON &ndash; A Bridgeport, Ohio, man is suing Viking Well Service, Inc., for allegedly failing to pay his final wages in a timely manner.<br /><br />Thomas Carter worked for Viking in 2012 until his employment was terminated on Oct. 6, according to a complaint filed Oct. 29 in Kanawha Circuit Court.<br /><br />Carter claims he did not receive his final wages within 72 hours of termination of his employment.<br /><br />Viking did not pay Carter his final wages until Oct. 18, according to the suit, and the final paycheck did not contain all the wages Carter was owed.<br /><br />Carter claims he is entitled to all of his final wages, as well as damages set forth in West Virginia Code.<br /><br />The defendant&rsquo;s alleged actions violated the West Virginia Wage Payment and Collection Act and caused Carter damages, according to the suit.<br /><br />Carter is seeking compensatory damages. He is being represented by Frank X. Duff and Sandra K. Law.<br /><br />The case has been assigned to Circuit Judge Jennifer Bailey.<br /><br /><em>Kanawha Circuit Court case number: 12-C-2179</em>"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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