All Questions and Answers about Wage payment

Does not want to pay and fired when kept asking for money owed
I worked as a manager for a new business, I helped them opened the store and within the first months I was not getting paid until "It picked up" but they kept giving me the run around, they started pa...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 19, 2011 5:16 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Does an employer have to pay you if you attend a mandatory meeting?
1 answer  |  asked Aug 25, 2011 05:09 AM [EST]  |  applies to Wisconsin

What can I do?
I have worked for a company for almost three years that does restoration after water or fires. I just got done removing black mold and asbestos from a home that took me and my partner 5 days to do so,...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 3, 2011 6:42 PM [EST]  |  applies to Kentucky

is small claims a way to collect wages ?
I am a over the raod truck driver. I had worked for a small company this year located in illinois. In march last year I went without getting paid a full month,This employer was contracting through a b...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 13, 2011 8:10 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Late Pay and Covenent Not to Compete
My employer is more then two months late in giving me my last paycheck before my layoff. They don't dispute that they owe me the money they just need "some more time". I would prefer to open my own bu...
2 answers  |  asked Jul 7, 2011 1:59 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Can my employer make me pick up my last paycheck?
I was recently fired from my place of employment. I usually get it directly deposited into my account. For my last paycheck, they want me to come in and pick it up... preferred that I sign a bunch of ...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 1, 2011 11:19 AM [EST]  |  applies to Michigan

Am i getting cheated?
I am a store manager for a farm parts retail store I was put on salary income, and i only get paid for 80 hours every two weeks regardless if i work 100 hours, but if i work less lets say 60 hours i a...
2 answers  |  asked Jun 25, 2011 3:30 PM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

In what year was MGL c149 s148, as it is written today, signed into legislation?
I need to know when MGL 149 s148, a.k.a. MA Wage Payment Act, as it exists today, was approved as a law. I've traced the law back to the early 1900s, but the wording has changed slightly over the year...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 9, 2011 3:32 PM [EST]  |  applies to Massachusetts

Exempt employee and making up missed time
I am an exempt employee for a municipality. One morning I had car trouble and was an hour late for work. I did call work and explain the situation. Later the same day, my supervisor told me to just wo...
2 answers  |  asked Jun 7, 2011 8:37 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Are freelancers able to file a claim with the NY DOL for unpaid wages?
I am a freelance editor who has not been paid by a media company for work done on their magazine in January 2011. I have signed contracts from them regarding the terms of delivery and rate of payment ...
1 answer  |  asked May 23, 2011 10:24 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York