Boss Missed Payroll Again And I Quit On The Spot. They Sent Me My Final Check And It's Incorrect.

Location: New York

My job missed payroll twice and on top of the other things I’ve already been putting up with, that was my final straw. I sent my resignation to my managers yesterday in the AM and said it was effective immediately. I asked for return instructions for the equipment and when I could expect my last (missed) check.

They reached out a few minutes into the morning asking to meet on zoom but I didn’t immediately reply. They had missed payroll and paid it 3 days late exactly a month ago and that's when I began job searching. I was shut out of the systems last night and they followed up through my personal email this morning to get on the phone/zoom. I didn't want to be too adversarial but knowing how they are, I wanted these things specifically in writing. I replied back saying I was tied up and that anything they wanted to discuss I was willing to do over email. I also asked again about when I could expect my final check and return instructions for the equipment.

They didn't respond but randomly paid me about 10% of what I'm owed for the semi-monthly period. I'm beyond pissed. For context, this is a startup that’s about to fall hard relatively soon so I’m just getting out before it tanks. I already documented the work I did this week because I anticipated something like this happening from the shady behavior I witnessed in the past.

I want to possibly file through the state but think my salary might be too high to qualify (50-90k). Is it worth consulting an attorney?