Must your paystub show your wage calculation?
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Must your paystub show your wage calculation?
I get paid by the piece from my company but my paycheck does not give any details on what I am being paid for. If I do 3 jobs with 3 payrates, my check shows 1 lump sum.
When management is asked we are told that they can give us tools to estimate but will not give us our actual numbers. They have the ability to see the actual numbers but will not share. Is this legal?
Asked on December 6, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, Texas
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
The law does not require that a paystub show how the amount is calculated--only that it accurately shows the amount. There is no way to force them to give you the information you seek unless you were to take legal action against your employer (such as if you strongly believed they were shorting you) and in the course of that action (or investigation, if you filed a complaint with the Department of Labor, which enforces the wage and hour laws, rather than filing a lawsuit) used the legal tools of "discovery" to obtain the information you seek. Of course, taking legal action against your employer is a drastic step, and one you need to consider carefully before taking.
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