All Questions and Answers about Wage payment

employer stealing from my paycheck
my father has been working for as a auto mechanic for 6 years. he earns 50 % percent of all the work that he does at this shop. he gets paid every seven days but gets deducted 20 dollars for absolutel...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 26, 2006 5:43 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Unpaid Commission and salary vs. hourly
My employer of 2 1/2 years does not pay a weekly salary, overtime at a rate of time and a half, or time worked out of the office unless pre-approved. I am considered salaried/non-exempt and told I am ...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 23, 2006 07:41 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York

wont send me my check after being threatened(physically)
I was threatened by another employee at work which nothing was done about it..I decided to walk out an quit...tired of the harrassment.Anyhow the company sent me a letter stating they stopped my direc...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 13, 2006 4:22 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Docking pay
Im a full time employee and I get paid salary. My employer wants to dock me 1 hour pay for being more than 10 min late and 1 hour pay for being more than 5 min late coming back from a break. He had me...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 11, 2006 10:37 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Commissions and Parole Agreements
I am working under what amounts to a parole agreement to be paid commissions of 11% on sales in a retail/construction business. The original proposal I signed and returned to my employer crossing out ...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 20, 2006 5:45 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Termination & Florida Law
Under Florida law, when must an employer provided the final paycheck upon termination? Are the any reasons they can withhold this paycheck legally?
1 answer  |  asked Aug 13, 2006 11:38 AM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

I am not getting paid
In October of this year I was hired as an independent contractor. My pay was supposed to be Net 15 from the date of my invoice. To date, I have not been paid all that is owed to me and they are now la...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 29, 2005 6:33 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Withholding pay
My employer told me they are withholding my final paycheck because I have a $1500 phone charge on my office phone over the past 6 months. Why are they just telling me this now and can they legally kee...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 15, 2005 10:13 AM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Overpaid After Quitting
I recently quit a job that direct deposited money into my account. The job has now continually paid me two checks into my account past my employment. My assumption is that the company never filed my l...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 11, 2005 3:47 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Back pay owed and Termination
I am an at-will employee of a small consulting firm. All 4 employees agreed to defer our compensation when we were operating in the red. I have about $12,000 in back pay salary owed to me that the CEO...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 12, 2005 2:25 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania