Can You Be Paid Less Than Minimum Wage If You Get Tips?
Your employer can pay $2.13 an hour if you earn tips. But it has to tell you five specific things before it starts, and if nobody ever did, it owed you the full minimum wage the whole time.
Wage Theft
My Employer Pays Me in Cash. What Are My Rights?
Cash pay is legal. What usually comes with it — no overtime, no records, nothing withheld — is not. And when your employer kept no records, the law puts that burden on them, not on you.
How to File a Wage Claim With Your State Labor Agency
Filing is free, needs no lawyer, and often reaches more than federal law does. But an order isn’t money — and in the most thorough study of this, only 17% of workers who won a judgment collected anything.
Should You File With the DOL or Sue in Court?
Filing with the Department of Labor is free and requires no lawyer. It can also quietly end your right to sue for anything more — and in a lot of cases, “anything more” is most of the money.
What Happens After You File a Wage Claim With the DOL?
Filing takes twenty minutes and your employer never learns your name. What takes care is the form at the end — signing the receipt that comes with your check waives your right to sue for anything more.
How Much Can You Recover in an Unpaid Wage Claim?
Most people add up the hours they weren’t paid for and assume that’s the claim. In most cases the wages are about half of what’s recoverable — and in some states, a third.
Can You Sue Your Employer for Unpaid Wages Without a Lawyer?
You can pursue unpaid wages four different ways without a lawyer. But federal law makes your employer pay your attorney’s fees if you win — which means the reason to go alone usually isn’t cost.
My Paycheck Bounced. What Do I Do?
The check bounced, the bank took $35, and payroll isn’t answering. You haven’t been paid late — you haven’t been paid at all, and in most states your employer now owes you more than the face amount of that check
What to Do If Your Employer Doesn’t Pay You
What should you do if your employer doesn’t pay you? Learn how to document unpaid wages, request payment, understand your rights, and escalate the problem if your employer refuses to pay.
Why Is My Paycheck So Small? Common Reasons Your Take-Home Pay Decreased
Why is your paycheck so small? Learn the common reasons your take-home pay may decrease, from taxes and benefits to garnishments, deductions, and payroll errors.