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Can a company refuse to pay me
On friday night i was sent out by a day labor company worked from 6pm until
230am and was supposed to get paid satuday morning now the company says i
have to wait until tuesday because i need to fill out application my
question is how can they send me out to work without a application on file
Asked on September 2, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, Arizona
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
Your employer is not refusing to pay you your wages; they are just delaying paymentt until your paperwork is completed. This is legal and does not give rise to a wage claim. If you still do not receive your wages after all paperwork is finished, then you could sue your employer in small claims couet or file a claim with your state's depaetment of labor.
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
Based on what you write, they are not refusing to pay you; they are requiring you to complete certain paperwork before paying you. That is legal. Yes, it would have been better to do that ahead of time, but it's not illegal to do it after the fact, etither. Complete the paperwork; if they still don't pay you after that, then you would have a legal claim against them and could sue them for money they owe you for the work they did.
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