If an employer gives other employees their checks on Wednesday but holds yours until Friday because he is upset with you, is that legal?
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If an employer gives other employees their checks on Wednesday but holds yours until Friday because he is upset with you, is that legal?
If an employer gives other employees their checks on Wednesday but holds yours until Friday because he is upset with you, is that legal? I have proof that he said checks are not giving out until Friday but I have statements from other employees they say that they got their checks on Wednesday. What can I do about that
Asked on February 18, 2019 under Employment Labor Law, Georgia
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
If he held your check because you missed work due to being pregnant, that was likely illegal disability-based (preganancy is considered a temporary disability for this purpose) discimination: you can't be treated worse or differently becaue you are pregnant. That said, it is almost certainly not worth taking legal action over a two-day dealy in pay: you'd be entitled to very little, if any, compensation, since the amount of compensation is related to the loss or "injury" you suffered, and two days delay, while frustrating and unfair, is a very small injury.
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