Help! I could use some advice from an Attorney in FL [View All]

[sweetladybug]

or some help on what to do. I needed extra money so I went to work at a Marketing Company. I only worked a few days because I noticed some illegal stuff going on. I can't prove what I saw, so I told them I quit because it was to far for me to drive. Anyway I picked up my check last Friday and since I clocked in on the past Tuesday and forgot to clock out I wasn't paid for 7 hrs that I worked. I confronted my boss and he said he knew I worked but since I forgot to clock out that it was my fault and I would not be paid for working. My niece and I rode together and she clocked in and out on that Tuesday so I have her as proof that I worked 7 hrs(by the way, we both quit the same day) I contracted the wage/hour Dept here in FL and they said they would contract the employer and try and help me get my money. Also contracted N.E. FL Legal Services and they said I would have to take the Employer to court in small claims court. If I win the case I would only get my pay and court filing fees back. Hell I don't even have the extra money to pay a $ 60.00 filing fee. Since the employer only paid me $5.15 per hr, I don't know what the hell to do. This really pisses me off, this company KNOWS the aggravation and cost to me to take them to court and I am having to pay the price. I feel like I have been used and taken advantage of because I don't have the money to take them to court. Any ideas on what I can do? Is it legal in the state of Fl to protest in front of a business on the sidewalk with signs saying I worked and they didn't pay me?
CAN SOMEONE GIVE ME SOME ADVICE. ANY ADVICE WOULD BE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.
Gayle