All Questions and Answers about Wage payment

I was hired and worked for two weeks and was let go will I still get paid for those two weeks
they felt I wasn't pickig up quickly enough
1 answer  |  asked Oct 13, 2012 06:44 AM [EST]  |  applies to New Jersey

Can my salary be docked?
I started to work for small company in January 2010 as a temp. I was hired in May 2010 as a permanent employee. At the time I was told that I would be salary exempt and if I worked overtime I would no...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 11, 2012 5:15 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Is it legal for my employer to make me train another employee with out pay?
I am a licensed esthetician working for a day spa. I work for commission plus tips. My employer requires us to attend meetings and training that we are not paid for. I have also been required to train...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 19, 2012 11:34 AM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Which states laws to follow for resignation from an out of state employer?
I worked in California for a company based in New York. I recently gave notice (2 weeks) and served out that time. They did not hand over my final check at that time, and have still not paid out wages...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 18, 2012 2:13 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Is it lawful for an employer to deduct wages for non work reasons?
Hi. My ex-employer deducted wages in the amount of $275 from my last paycheck. The deduction was made without my consent for a transaction with a coworker that had nothing to do with work. The transac...
1 answer  |  asked May 14, 2012 3:47 PM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

What are my options for keeping stock options and claiming unpaid wages
I am working in a tech start up in a senior position. I started in 2008 and worked without pay for some time since the company could not pay and was trying to raise money at that time. Once company wa...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 19, 2012 10:03 AM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

what do I do about unfair pay for a company I have worked for almost 5 years?
I have been working for this company for almost 5 and have only received 3 raises with in that time period. I am a full-time stock management employee, paid hourly and receiving about 3 dollars less t...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 16, 2012 11:46 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Commissions - are they payable after termination.
With no definition of what happens to commissions after an employee is terminated in their contract, there is no other employees who receive payment of commissions once terminated. Is the precendent e...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 19, 2012 06:54 AM [EST]  |  applies to North Carolina

if on-call staff are informed that if we need them they would know by 3 that day do we have to pay
for staffing purposes, we have oncall staff - it has been suggested that we try telling our staff that they would be on-call until 3:00 that day to know if we wil need them, if they have not heard fro...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 9, 2012 06:03 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

volunteers - are their stipulations to how much someone can do this wout payment?
We are a private non-profit organization that looks for volunteers to help out as much as possible. Are there any current laws or other guidlines in Ohio stating how much somneone can volunteer their ...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 5, 2012 09:36 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio