Employee Wage Complaints & What to Do About Them

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Employee Wage Complaints What to Do About Them
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• Every employee who has any form of complaint in
  relation to their regular pay, overtime wages or
  vacation pay, has the right to take their
  complaint to the appropriate state employment
  agency. Oftentimes, this will result in an
  investigation by the employment agency, and in
  some cases, can even lead to a lawsuit against
  the employer or a loss of business license. Some
  consequences of action taken by an employee can
  include payments of back pay owed, and fines and
  costly penalties.
• Who deals with complaints filed under federal
  wage laws?
• The U.S. Wage and Hour Division receive these
  complaints, and take steps to investigate each
  case thoroughly.

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• The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is the main
  federal law that oversees payment of minimum wage
  and overtime rates. Some federal laws are also in
  place to set wage standards on some government
  funded projects.
• How do you begin the complaint procedure?
• Contacting the nearest office of the U.S. Wage
  and Hour Division, is the first step to take when
  beginning the complaint process. You can complain
  over the telephone or by visiting their office in
  person, and youll need to provide them with your
  current contact information, job title, a
  description of the work youre being paid to
  undertake, and precise details about how much you
  were being paid, and how often.

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• You will of course, need to give them the contact
  information for the company you were working for
  and details of the person in charge, such as the
  owner or manager.As an employer, what should you
  do to prevent wage complaints?
• As an employer, what should you do to prevent
  wage complaints?
• If youre an employer, the best way to protect
  yourself from wage complaints from your
  employees, is to keep accurate and official time
  records for each member of staff, and ensure that
  they are paid the amount they are due, when they
  expect to be paid.

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• Should an employee of yours dispute their wages,
  try to take it seriously and make every attempt
  to understand and resolve the issue between the
  two of you. If you can prevent a complaint from
  being officially filed, then so much the better
  for both you and your employee, since it would
  avoid potentially costly fines for you and would
  result in a better working relationship between
  you and your employee.
• If there is a dispute about one part of an
  employees wages, such as overtime or if they may
  have worked an extra day or two, then as their
  employer, you are still obliged to pay the
  undisputed portion whenever its due.

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• Wage complaints are commonplace, especially among
  companies who try to tackle their own payroll,
  and it is often unintentional mistakes that lead
  to action being taken.
• Using the services of a payroll professional will
  help to ensure that employees are paid accurately
  and on time, therefore eliminating the need for
  them to complain, and you will have peace of mind
  that you are legally compliant in every aspect of
  payroll, too.

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