What can I do about a manager that refused to give me my paycheck?
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What can I do about a manager that refused to give me my paycheck?
I quit my previous job because the manager refused to give me my paycheck. He told me in front of another employee that I can come in during his day shift hours and then he will give it to me. He had it locked in his office. I had to get maintenance to open the door so I could receive it.
Asked on June 26, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, South Dakota
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If you quit you job, you can't do anything about having quit at this time--you would not, for example, be eligible for unemployment benefits, or for rehiring/re-employment (unless the company chooses to re-hire you). You would only be entitled to receive the withheld pay, if you did not receive it already. Depending on the circumstances, it may or may not have wrongful for the manager to tell you to come in during his shift for pay, but even if it were wrongful, it would not entitle to you quit your job and seek compensation for having quit, or entitle you to any money beyond pay withheld (the actual loss you suffered)--though again, if you have already received the pay, then you are not even entitled to any additional compensation.
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