What can I do about not getting paid on time and having to wait months to get paid from a funding source?

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What can I do about not getting paid on time and having to wait months to get paid from a funding source?

I work for a not-for-profit agency and they’ve recently been struggling in keeping workers because of slow pay. They tell you in the beginning that pay is slow or is once a month but there are different pay groups in the company that receive pay on time or in a manner that’s not months in between. I want to better the program or at least make the city better aware that there are people who work months at a time without being paid, and all we can do is wait until it gets to us. Bills and life doesn’t wait until a person gets paid.

Asked on August 13, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Illinois

Answers:

SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 11 years ago | Contributor

You can contact your state department of labor. Paying employees too slowly or infrequently violates state labor laws in most states. Bear in mind that if the agency truly is struggling, however, there may be little you can do--after all, they cannot pay money they do not have. If the agency is having significant financial difficulty, the best thing to do may be to seek alternative employment, since legal rights are trumped by facts--like a lack of money--almost every time.


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