Is a drivers license’s needed to get paid?
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Is a drivers license’s needed to get paid?
My husband filled out an I-9 and submitted it to the production company he worked for yesterday. After the shoot was completed, today they asked for a copy of his driver’s license saying they needed it in order to pay him. Is that legal?
Asked on April 27, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, California
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
An employer is allowed to ask for identification before paying an employee or putting them into the payroll system. If he does not have a driver's license, some other form of government-issued ID should do, but the company does have a right to request and see some form of identification.
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