Job reversed final pay deposit and Are withholding it until I help train for free?

My old job is harassing me via email and LinkedIn nonstop. The HR manager as well as my previous manager reversed my last paycheck and are withholding it until I train the new employee for free. They say that I am obligated to transfer all knowledge and information upon my departure. I have trained the new employee for three weeks Straight and the information is still not sticking. I have even recorded hours of training via screen share. Somehow they lost the training videos when going through my files after receiving my laptop and are requiring me to redo them without pay. To add salt to the injury, this newly hired employee was given a higher title for my same job and is being paid more than double what my previous salary was. They are harassing me via email distracting you from my new job and they refused to give me my final pay causing me to be late on my rent. After all I’ve done for this company, now they are deciding to jerk me around and this is burning me up. What should I do?

Anonymous2021-04-08T08:27:48Z

Regarding your inability to pay rent - your poor financial condition is 100% your stupidity, not theirs.  Regarding the other, you did your job.  They loused it up.  Their fault, not yours.  Report them to the Board of Labor and if you have to consult a lawyer, who will straighten them out promptly.  Oh - you need money for that.  Why the H*ll do you have ZERO savings?  How can you even operate your life like that?  I'd be a complete mess.

Eva2021-04-07T19:21:33Z

Report them to the labor dept. They can't withhold your pay and they can't force you to train someone for free. You've spent enough time "training" the new employee. Take your sweet time answering their emails, if you answer them at all. If you gave them adequate notice, you're under no obligation to them once you leave.

skeptik2021-04-07T18:48:20Z

Get yourself a lawyer.