All Questions and Answers about Wage payment
Can my employer change my rate of pay?
When I first hired I was given paperwork saying my company would pay be $40,000 per year. After my sixth month review (Note I was hired in Jan., and my 6 month review was done in Oct), they said they ...
1 answer | asked Oct 1, 2009 4:39 PM [EST] | applies to California
Can I sue if I've not been paid for work in over a month?
I worked for a company called EPI. We were the "clean up" crew at Lollapalooza on Aug 7,8 &9. We were told that we could work anywhere between 6-10 hrs & would be paid $75 for each day. I followed all...
1 answer | asked Sep 23, 2009 3:34 PM [EST] | applies to Illinois
What happens if the tipped employee doesn't earn the other half of minimum?
I'm a tipped employee that was recently discharged after four years, two as manager then demoted when the bosses daughter came on board. She fired me while her dad was on vacation for events that took...
1 answer | asked Sep 11, 2009 8:37 PM [EST] | applies to Ohio
Can an employer just withold any amount of wages?
I am over 18 and I work for a well established landscaping company. The company operates in a legal fashion and is very well known. A few weeks ago I was working for the company at a residential accou...
1 answer | asked Sep 7, 2009 5:07 PM [EST] | applies to Ohio
should we be paid for all hours operating a dump truck?
our pay does not start until we get to jobsite,which could be anywhere from one half to two and a half hours per day plus the drive home,they do however pay us 1 hour of drive time per day,we drive co...
2 answers | asked Sep 5, 2009 3:00 PM [EST] | applies to Ohio
Can a boss pay employees cash for per deim?
This employer has been paying his employees late (2 wks or more) with cash when payroll checks bounce. Once the payroll checks started bouncing, he started paying per deim in cash. He usually shorts h...
2 answers | asked Sep 3, 2009 7:39 PM [EST] | applies to California
Exempt Salary Manager that worked 21 paid days, yet employer only paid for 18 and refuses to pay out
I am a salary exempt manager for a food service company. The month of August was a 21 day pay month (meaning I would need to work a minimum of 21 days to receive my salary. I am new to the company and...
1 answer | asked Sep 2, 2009 10:01 AM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
What is the required length of time for notice before being given a pay cut?
My company decided to give pay cuts and they told us that we were getting it last Thurs. and the cut went in effect on Friday. The check we were getting paid for was for the week of work prior. I do n...
1 answer | asked Aug 18, 2009 5:56 PM [EST] | applies to Illinois
Missed payroll in CA
Hello, I work for a small company (40 employees) The boss did not pay wages to any of the employees last pay period due to lack of funds. We also have collection agencies calling at all hours and have...
1 answer | asked May 27, 2009 1:24 PM [EST] | applies to California
clocking in and out
There are 6 employees at my job and we just started 'punching a clock'. Some of us forget to clock in or out from time to time. Our system is not attached to a company, it consists of cards with print...
1 answer | asked Mar 3, 2009 9:14 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania