Is it legal for an employer to schedule a “skip” in pay periods without mention in the employment contract?
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Is it legal for an employer to schedule a “skip” in pay periods without mention in the employment contract?
For example, at my work we get paid every 3 weeks but 1 month a year they skip a pay day and pay us on the sixth week. Whenever I ask they tell us that it’s all perfectly legal. My employer is a state university where I also attend as a student, however, this is not a work-study arrangement. We sign a written contract for each school year but no mention is made of this pay skip. We are warned however really only by word of mouth from other student employees who had experienced this in the previous year.
Asked on April 14, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Virginia
Answers:
Darren Delafield
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
More information is needed to answer your question. You may wish to read Va. Code Ann. 40.1-29. It states all employers operating a business shall establish regular pay periods and rates of pay for employees except executive personnel. All such employers shall pay salaried employees at least once each month and employees paid on an hourly rate at least once every two weeks or twice in each month. Good luck.
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