What to do if my employer is withholding my commission?
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What to do if my employer is withholding my commission?
This has been going for 4 months. They keep not paying it out and then putting it on the next check when I get paid. Now it’s been 3 pay periods and I have yet to recieve any of it. They keep telling me that they will take care of it but nothing gets done. I don’t think I am recieving what I should because they keep lumping what they owe me onto the next checks which gets sucked out in taxes. Is it legal for them to do that? Who do I go to about this?
Asked on September 5, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Arizona
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Under the laws of all states in this country, an employer is required to pay his or her employee money earned by the employee on posted dates per charts in plain view at the work place.
If you have not been paid for a period of four (4) months commissions that you are owed, I would speak with your supervisor about what is owed and when it will be paid. If the answer is not acceptable to you, then your options are to make a complaint with your local department of labor and/or consult with a labor attorney about your matter.
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