Can a Michigan employer delay a pay date by a week without more than 24 hours notice?
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Can a Michigan employer delay a pay date by a week without more than 24 hours notice?
My husbands employer notified them yesterday that they are switching to a three
week pay cycle beginning immediately.He was due to get paid today but was told it
would not be for another week.
What recourse does he have?
Asked on April 7, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Michigan
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
He doesn't have any recourse. While technically this was a breach of the agreement, even if only an oral one, under which he worked in expectation of being paid every two weeks, since they changed it for work he had already done (rather than announcing it for a future date), anything he could try to do (e.g. sue; file a labor department complaint) will take more than a week. By the time the legal or administrative process works, your husband will have long since been paid. Since all he'd be entitled to is the money (i.e. his paycheck), once he gets paid, the case is mooted and no further action or recourse is possible.
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