Find the best financial services for you at: SMARTFINANCESOLUTIONS.NET - How do I find out if someone has filed for bankruptcy? - My employer has been bouncing checks all over town, including employee's paychecks. Between bounced checks and checks that I'm holding because they'll just bounce if they're deposited, he owes me almost $10,000. He's been on an economic downhill spiral for a few years, and I suspect that he's about to hit rock bottom. I've stopped working for him, but I need to collect on these checks. I plan to file a complaint with the state dept of labor, which says it can garnish funds from his bank account within 60 days, but without the $5,000 maximum judgment of small claims court. My concern is that he will file bankruptcy before I get paid.