NPC Internatinal , Pizza Hut Terminated and won't give paycheck ontime Grandview, Missouri

I was a manager in the grandview location for the past 8 months.  The restaurant was already a poorly ran restaurant.  I was told by my boss Anthony Stucker that no manager  makes it past two years, most don't even make it a year.  Well after 8 months of trying to improve the restaurant results, I was terminated on 8/31/11.  State law says I should have my check within 24 hours, he said I would have my check by today Friday 9/2/11.  He says, I don't have it.  I contacted Payroll and she said, Tony has to email us and we have to receive that.  I contacted Tony again and said I thought I was going to have my check today.  His comments were "Keep Thinking".  This is unprofessional and unacceptable.  If you think about becoming a manager with NPC- save yourself as it's bad decision.  Don't be the next manager to take over a restaurant and then 8 months later your gone.  If you don't think it can happen to you, it can.