Didn’t get paid, what do I do?
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Didn’t get paid, what do I do?
I work in the state of NH, payday was todaythursday and I never got paid. They told me they lost/missplaced my check so I have to wait until Monday, 5 days. They also made me feel like it was my fault because I didn’t sign up for direct deposit, telling me I have to get direct deposit. No one evenoffered to help me out until Monday. I feel like they should be cutting me a check and handing it to me tomorrow Friday because that’s what the law says. What are my choices/actions I should take?
Asked on October 26, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Maine
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
There's no real action you could take. Yes, you could in theory try to sue for the money, but based on what you write, you will be paid weeks before even a small claims case would reach the courthouse, at which point--since you would have been paid--the case will be "moot" (or irrelevant) and be dismissed; you will have incurred the cost of filing the case and spent time/effort on it for nothing. When you are talking about a delay of a few days in payment, there is no practical solution or recourse.
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