Re: Employer paying twice a month instead of weekly

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On 3/22/07, Joseph wrote:
> I work as a punch press operator for a small industrial
> company in NY state. They end their pay period on a
> Thursday and pay 8 days later on the next friday - every
> other week.
>
> As I have always understood NYS labor law - they must pay
> me weekly and no later than 7 days after the end of the
pay
> period. If this is correct? Are there any exemptions or
> grandfathered laws that would allow them to pay in this
> manner. I would not want to report the matter to the
labor
> dept only to end up with egg on my face for being wrong.
> Can they also fire me for reporting a violation such as
> this? If I choose to report them, would it protect me to
> tell them I filed a report or should I just sit back and
> wait for the fireworks?

Yes, NY requires certainly employees to be paid
weekly: "PAYMENT OF WAGES
Factory or other manual workers must be paid their wages
weekly. The employer has seven days after the end of the
week in which the wages are earned to pay the employee.
However, a manual worker employed by a non-profit making
organization may be paid in accordance with the agreed terms
of employment, but not less frequently than semi-monthly."

If your employer is in violation of the law, you can file a
complaint with NY's DOL. It is unlawful for an employer to
fire or otherwise retaliate against any employee exercising
his/her protected right to file a good faith complaint with
a government agency.