Re: Employer withholding paychecks, bouncing paychecks & mor
Posted by Terry on 1/06/04

On 12/16/03, Kevan wrote:
> My employer, a security company that contracts for un-
armed
> guards, consistently doesn't pay overtime, issues
paychecks
> late, actively keeps employees from picking paychecks up
> and then doesn't have sufficient funds to cover the
> payroll. In their new hire paperwork they say paychecks
> are available "on, or about" the 7th and 21st of each
month
> and most employees are lucky to have theirs 7-10 days
after
> the posted date. The employers officially do not keep
> office hours and they always keep the office locked even
> when they are there (they have been seen coming/going).
> This is the only place to obtain a paycheck and direct
> deposit is not available. They won't answer the door or
> the phone and usually finally allow the employees to get
> their checks only after the employee threatens to not
> report to work. Even then the employers play games to
keep
> paychecks longer and often instruct employees not to cash
> the checks until the next day. I calculated that the
> company pays out at least $500,000 each year in wages, yet
> they do not pay overtime. I understand a Federal law
> mandates any employer to pay overtime if the business
> grosses $500,000 per year, regardless of the number of
> employees. To my knowledge, they do not qualify for other
> overtime exemptions either. I have personally had one
> paycheck bounce and since then have gone to my employer's
> bank to cash my checks. Even then I sometimes am not
> allowed to get my money due to insufficient funds in their
> payroll account. The location is Brevard County, Florida.
>
> The best situation would be to continue working at this
> company, get paid overtime when owed, and to receive my
> paychecks on time without bouncing. What resources do I
> have to acheive this, legally or otherwise? Should my
> local PD be informed of bounced checks (this is a habit
for
> this company as almost every employee has experienced
> this)? What have they violated? What should be done to
> ammend these violations? Any other thoughts? Thanks!

The place to start is by filing a complaint with Florida's
Department of Workforce Innovation (Florida's DOL) on the
overtime violations and worthless paychecks.

Posts on this thread, including this one

• Employer withholding paychecks, bouncing paychecks & more, 12/16/03, by Kevan.
• Re: Employer withholding paychecks, bouncing paychecks & mor, 1/06/04, by Terry.
• Re: Employer withholding paychecks, bouncing paychecks & mor, 5/09/07, by Robert Goode.