La-Z-Boy Home Furnishings & Décor — Local services in Bellingham

Absolutely Unacceptable Behavior from Management – Bellingham LazyBoy

Let me be crystal clear: this review isn’t about the hardworking floor staff—many of whom were kind to my wife during her time working at LazyBoy in Bellingham. This is about the blatant, unethical, and possibly illegal actions taken by upper management at this store.

My wife recently left LazyBoy after being offered the opportunity of a lifetime—her dream job. She planned to turn in the store key, as any responsible adult would. We had no intention of keeping it. But then the General Manager decided to flex some power in the pettiest way possible—by emailing my wife and telling her they would withhold her paycheck until the key was returned. Let me remind you: in the state of Washington, if an employee quits or is terminated, their final paycheck must be paid no later than the next scheduled payday. Period. And withholding a paycheck unless the employee has signed an agreement explicitly allowing it? Also not legal. No such document was ever presented to my wife. Ever.

When payday came, guess what? No check. Not delayed. Not pending. Gone. And even now—after that payday has passed—we still haven’t received it.

So I had to contact an attorney. Then personally walk into the store to return the key and speak to the GM—who conveniently wasn’t in. Again, the floor staff was professional and kind, but I asked for the HR number to escalate the issue. Not surprisingly, it was not given to me. It felt like they were trying to keep us from getting help. But not long after I left, my wife magically received an email: “Your check is in the mail.”

This is not just bad management—this is abuse of authority and a serious violation of labor law. LazyBoy as a company should be ashamed that one of their locations is being run in this manner.

To the GM of the Bellingham store: you may think you’re protecting a business, but all you're doing is burning bridges and damaging reputations. My wife left peacefully—you should have done the same.

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