Can employers make up for an accidental pay shortage in the next pay period?
An employee let us know their paycheck was short. Can the employer wait to pay the difference on their next check?
Prefer to read versus listen? Find the answer here.
Don’t wait. If the employee was underpaid, it is in your best interest to pay the employee the difference immediately. Wages are due on the regular payday for the pay period covered, as required by the Fair Labor Standards Act. State law may apply as well. When an error occurs and results in an underpayment, the employer is technically in violation of the law, even if it was a system error or caused by an employee's timekeeping mistake.
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