Thank you for your quick response. I can tell you that none of my paystubs say "Draw." They all say "Salary." This company is a small business, with less than 15 employees. After receiving the e-mail (with the spreadsheet), I spoke with my employer about it. (I asked the Office Manager to sit in on the discussion so I would have a witness to the conversation. While the Office Manager was not present when I was hired and when we agreed upon my pay, he is well aware of my pay arrangement and does not understand how our employer can even think to get away with this). I asked my employer to show me anything in writing where we even discussed the base pays being draws. He could not do so. We debated the issue with no resolution.

Following my conversation with my employer, I realized I had no choice but to resign. I need a job where I will get paid for work, and yet my employer expected me to work without pay until he collected $50,000 from me (6-10 months).

The Department of Labor told me I would need to go to the civil courts to try and get my $20,000 in payroll, because they only assist in cases involving less than $2,500.