IfI was supposed to get paid on Friday butits Sunday and I still haven’t received my pay, what canI do?

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IfI was supposed to get paid on Friday butits Sunday and I still haven’t received my pay, what canI do?

Asked on December 11, 2011 under Employment Labor Law, Ohio

Answers:

SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 12 years ago | Contributor

As a practical matter, if you believe you will be paid--just late--there is  nothing to do: it is doubtful that the state labor department would act in a situation where a paycheck is so far just  slightly delayed (and if they did act, it would take weeks or months) and filing a lawsuit would be pointless--it would take months to be heard.

On the other hand if you believe that you will either not be paid at all or that any pay could be delayed for months, then taking legal action may be worthwhile--though you still need to weigh the amount of money you hope to recover vs. the cost and effort of legal action.

Unfortunately, there just is no good mechanism for redressing short delays in payment.


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