My husband is an "employee", working for my brother in law. We have struggled the entire 8 months of 2010 because he was not paid on time nor ever up to date. Plus he kept changing his rate of pay. In the beginning he was being paid 25.00 per hour. Money became tight and my husband got paid sparatically. Then my brother in law tell my husband he is going to make him a partner, (that way if HE didnt have any money, my husband wouldnt have to be paid) however no papers were ever filed and even after repeated request to see the books, my brother in law never showed him anyhing. He was completely in the dark. Then one day he decides he is going to just pay him 750.00 a week salary. At this time my husband was working 50 - 60 hours per week. One week my husband got sick and in order to jusify not paying him for the days he took off, he told him upon his return to work that he was not going to 18.75 an hour (which by the way comes to 750.00 per week for 40 hours). Is any of this leagal? Its been very frustrting. Now, yesterday we received a 1099 in the mail stating that my husband was paid 31,154.50 during the 8 months he worked for his brother. My records indicate he has only received 13,950.00. Big difference!!!! My husband is talking to his brother today to tell him that we do not agree with his figures. I also see that I need to send a certified letter to him stating such discrepency. Do you have a sample letter I can use to construct my letter to him? Also how do we get him to prove what he says he paid, if he argues the point. My husband was paid in money orders and cash. Each time I wrote it on the calender and how much he actually receieved. What is the best way to handle this?

Thank You

Very Frustrated!!!!!!