An employee was erroneously paid twice and absconded to another state and refused to pay back. How do I pursue justice?

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Customer: An employee was erroneously paid twice and absconded to another state and refused to pay back. How do I pursue justice?
JA: Is the employee hourly or salaried? How many hours does the employee work each week?
Customer: Hourly
JA: Where is the employee located? Wage-and-hour laws vary by state.
Customer: From El Paso TX to Indianapolis
JA: Is there anything else the Lawyer should know before I connect you? Rest assured that they'll be able to help you.
Customer: Before he left he sold some items to a customer from his tribe and the card was declined the money was not paid as well
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Hello and welcome to Just Answer. I am Law Educator and I am pleased to assist you today with providing you the answers you are seeking for educational purposes only.

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Good afternoon, how are you today?

Let me ask this clarifying question:

Did you send a written demand for the money back?

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Good day, here is the answer to your query. Please do not hesitate continue to engage with the expert and to ask any follow up questions related to this response and know that I will respond as soon as I can.

You will have to sue in Indianapolis where he is located.

You can hire an attorney there to sue him  at the same site used by other attorneys www.superlawyers.com

If you don’t want to use an attorney and the amount is less than $10,000 you can sue in small claims court in Indianapolis

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The costs of your travel to IN to file suit and to go to court there would be recoverable as part of your damages.

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Please let me know if you have any additional questions about this issue for me today.
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