All Questions and Answers about Wage payment
docking pay for late clock in
Dear MEL, I have two questions. I am employed by a small company (employing approximately 30 people) and they have recently enacted a new late policy. The policy is as follows; If an employee is one m...
1 answer | asked Feb 24, 2009 4:15 PM [EST] | applies to Ohio
bounced payroll checks
My boss keeps bouncing our paychecks, then takes days, even weeks to make good on them. Can we insist on direct deposit, certified check, or pay in cash? Is he breaking any laws?
1 answer | asked Jan 26, 2009 10:25 AM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
Final paycheck wage reduced to minimum wage
I was hired at $10 and hour, received 1 paycheck for that amount. I was fired 2 weeks later with no reason given. (I know FLA is a "at will" state) but when I went to get my final check if was for min...
1 answer | asked Nov 30, 2008 7:16 PM [EST] | applies to Florida
Unpaid wages from temp agency
This is a tricky one. I have gone to mediation and the small claim is going to trial. I worked for a temp agency that placed me at a trash company from 12/06-7/08. I was requested to keep my own times...
1 answer | asked Nov 20, 2008 9:31 PM [EST] | applies to Ohio
no commission detail provided by employer
my employer a cable company pays flat plus commission. when we get our weekly commision reports there is no detail of what orders the commission came from there is no way i can check if i'm actually b...
1 answer | asked Nov 1, 2008 4:47 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
wage payment
My employer has just told me that I have not lived up to his expectations after 8 years of employment. The company also has no employee handbook and no job descriptions and no set days for vacation or...
1 answer | asked Oct 29, 2008 6:52 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
can ex-employer withold pay for minor contract changes.
I worked for a small consulting firm which sent me to work for the client for abt 5 weeks, the employment letter had one sided clauses. I made the foll. changes to them before signing: 1)employer can ...
1 answer | asked Aug 7, 2008 10:53 AM [EST] | applies to New York
salary owed prior to termination
I have recently been laid off of work from the pest control industry and feel that I am owed more pay than they are agreeing to pay. I am a salaried employee and I was terminated 2 days into a new pay...
1 answer | asked Jun 23, 2008 3:01 PM [EST] | applies to Arizona
is this legal
I work at McDonalds. My owner wants to deduct a dollar from our pay checks each time our drive through time goes over 200 seconds. is this legal
1 answer | asked May 30, 2008 11:48 AM [EST] | applies to Ohio
Employee Quiting with Wages Owed to Employer
Employee took vacation and then quit and owes wages to Employer. What is Ohio's law regarding deducting wages from last paycheck? Everything I am searching says Ohio law is silent on the issue. Also, ...
1 answer | asked May 20, 2008 3:21 PM [EST] | applies to Ohio