Can I take legal action ifmy employerhas repeatedly failed to pay my correct wages?
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Can I take legal action ifmy employerhas repeatedly failed to pay my correct wages?
I’m a consultative sales associate for a large company. I work base + commission. They are still paying me trainging wage instead of my commission. This is the second check that has been incorrec; although, I was told it was fixed. This is causing me to be short on bills, etc. because I don’t have the money that I expected.
Asked on December 17, 2010 under Employment Labor Law, Michigan
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
You could, if necessary, sue your employer for the difference between what they did pay you and what they should have paid you (make sure you can in some way show what your correct wage ought to be be); you could also sue them for any other costs you have thereby incurred, such as bounced check fees, or interest charges because you are late paying bills. Unfortunately, short of suing your employer, there's not alot you can do in this case; if you're not even making minimum wage or your not being paid overtime, you could file a wage and hour complaint with the department of labor, but they would only take an interest if actual wage laws, and not merely your agreement with the employer as to your wages, are being violated.
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