is it against the law for a payroll check to be held?
138586
Unless you owe money to your employer for some reason, and he has documented proof of this debt, he has no legal right to hold your check. Contact your civil court and find out how much it would cost to take him to court, and decide if the cost outweighs the benefits. Of course, simply threatening him with a lawsuit may shake him enough to give it to you.
60975
Rude yes, but illegal, no.  It could be against COMPANY policy.  You may want to check with Human Resources / Personnal.
61685
It can be against employee laws but if it pays more why not?
355217
It depends on the state and the union contract. The answer is most likely yes because he did not sign anything new saying that he was entitled to the extra money. Sometimes the company values the employee, so they will let you keep the extra money, but I do not believe they have any obligation to let you keep that extra money. \n\nThe flip side is if they have been paying him weekly for five weeks and just figured it out, you can argue that you had a reliance on the new paycheck. Once you is a mistake twice maybe, but five weeks is different. Depends all on how often you get a paycheck too.
366461
No matter where you work, you are supposed to be issued a pay stub. Regardless of the payments being direct deposit, or payed to you via check, the record of as far as how many hours you worked, how much taxes you've paid year to date, you have a right to that info. It's ok for your boss to keep the originals, but you are still entitled to a copy. That helps you prevent any mistakes regarding your W2's that your receive at the end of the year. If your employer is not in compliance, you can actually report him to the state.
460043
Yes it is legal since they have a contracted right to the money you owe them. It means that they will contact your employer and your employer will withhold part of your pay and remit it directly to the loan holder.  The amount varies based on state law but usually is is 25% of your pay.
17564
If, under court ruling, the check is to be issued to you, however, it is issued to another party, then the lawyer is in legal troubles.\n\nIf, however, you are a minor, and the check is issued to your name but with a regent name of a guardian, then nope, can't sue.\n\nIf you gave permission at the outset of the case that the lawyer can turn the check over to a 3rd party for investment/storage use, then you can't sue.\n\nIf you didn't give any permission, and are a major (above the age of 18) and the lawyer signs the check over to someone else, and you have no access to the money, th en yes, that's a crime.
859720
Does your company calculate and print the paychecks themselves, or do they send the work out to a company like ADP to print up paychecks?\n\nIf your boss sends out the payroll work, that could account a delay happening the week AFTER the holiday...since the payroll company is doing the same amount of work in a shorter amount of time.  But in your case, the calculations and printing would have happened long before the holiday.\n\nWhen are the paychecks physically in the building?  If you have to wait for them to be sent in from an outside company, it might be out of your boss's hands.\n\nIf he actually has them in his hands before the holiday, he's probably just being a prick.  Check your company's policy about that.  Most medium-to-large companies have written guidelines on how holidays affect pay schedules.\n\nIf the company handbook is on your side, and your boss has the actual checks in plenty of time, take your concerns politely and calmly to the HR department, and if that doesn't work call your local labor board.  Just because he's a boss, doesn't mean he has the right to play God with your pay.
671929
It's generally legal.  There are few laws in this area.  Consult a local attorney for further advice.\n\nBTW, cancelled checks are NOT public records!  Digitization of them is authorized by The Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act (aka Check 21) which became effective on 10/28/2004.
165663
a cancelled Check? LMAO
244405
Yup! Uncle Sam can do as it pleases, especially when they are the ones issuing your check.
216372
I can't answer as to the legality of your situation because I don't know what state you live/work in. But in general, this would not be legal unless there were extenuating circumstances. If you are required to clock in/out and have those records available to you, and you can prove your case, I'd file a complaint with the Labor Relations Board in your state, if you have one (which I'm sure you would). In the end, though, you might lose your job, but then you'll have a valid reason for unemployment benefits. If it turns out to be a discrimination case, you might be able to sue and not have to work again... (well, I'm not really being serious about that one).
709603
Call whoever handles hot checks in CT. Depends on state laws. This happened to me in Arizona and that state specifically will NOT prosecute a bad payroll check. Yet if I were to write a hot check for $501 it would be a class C felony. California makes the check a penalty that accrues one days pay for for every work day that check is bad. Texas treats any check over $500 a class A misdemeanor.\n\nSo, it's a state thing. If the check and the employer live in CT, then that's where the real information can be obtained.\n\nBest of luck. Employers that don't meet payroll are truly the worst.
994839
It depends on the state in which you are employed and whether or not you are a salaried or an hourly employee.  Different states have different regulations.  California, for instance, generally does not allow docking a salaried employee's pay.  You can contact the Labor Commissioner's office for your state and they will tell you whether or not what happened to you is legal in your state.
782520
It's a safety net for the company to prevent criminal or immoral activity. It also sets limits so that employees are able to access only the files that they need to perform their job. You would't want a new salesman to be able to access the payroll files would you?
732645
No it's illegal!  I worked @ a doctor's office and we used to copy the cash payments as sort of a receipt.  We had a patient who was a police officer and he said that it was illegal.  It's not something that you call and tell the police about though.  I mean lots of places of business do it.  If someone wanted to be picky they could call, but that would be pretty mean, unless you hate them- go ahead.
120769
Keep accurate documents of your time moving forward, and then file a grievance with the Labor Board.  If you use a timeclock or other similar timekeeping device, the labor board can subpoena the records; if a determination is made in your favor, your employer will be forced to pay restitution to you for the lost funds, and probably will also face a hefty fine.