Is it legal to not pay your employees every2 weeks?
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Is it legal to not pay your employees every2 weeks?
The company I work for has continually not paid me every other Friday like they are suppose to when I agreed to that on the day of hire. I have yet to get paid for last Fridays check and I assume the company is going to close soon.
Asked on November 28, 2011 under Employment Labor Law, Florida
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
You don't indicate what state you are writing from: each state has different rules for how often employees must be paid (most make it twice a month or every two weeks, but there are exceptions). Therefore, what the company is required to do depends on your state's law--you may wish to repost your question with state-specific detail.
However, the above said--
1) Whatever payment schedule the company has adopted, it should follow--at least until/unless it provides notice, for the future, that it is changing its policy (subject to the law of its state, of course).
2) Employees must always be paid for work they performed--even if it is a little late for some unavoidable reason, it still must be paid.
At whatever point you believe you are not going to be paid, you may wish to consult with an attorney about a possible law suit, especially if the arrearage (what you're owed) is large. In the meantime, you could contact the state department of labor to see if you could file a complaint.
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