Question about the holiday payoff

I haven't come across that problem personally. The only reasoning I can think of for them doing this is maybe because the 1st starts a new year and it would mess up their system somehow. That really stinks, though, if it's supposed to be in the same pay period.

I've never heard of that, if it is in the same pay period then she should be paid for both holidays on the same paycheck. I don't know if it would be considered illegal or not, but not a very good way to treat your employees. If I ever have multiple holidays worked or multiple overtime days worked within the same pay period, I get it all on the same paycheck.

The only way they could get away with that would be if they were in different pay periods, like they are at my job. That is totally illegal.

Thanks dBaker and Amy!! Yeah, sounded pretty rotten to me,too!! It looks like they are saying,work for me, and in three weeks you'll get paid!! You know, they may be able to get around it by it being a new year. She said they did id last year(she wasn't there) and no one liked it, but said nothing. Everyone is griping, but not saying anything this year either...Karen

I guess the only upside is that they will have some overtime pay on the next 2 paychecks. But if you were counting on that being in this paycheck, that is really disappointing. Especially if you were counting on it to pay some bills.

Yeah, they were counting on that to pay house insurance! ..Karen

Where's Fins when we need her? She'd probably have the definitive answer to this one! :-)

I have never heard of a company doing something like that--and really don't think legally they can. That's a case of withholding wages with no basis. In California, a person in that situation would have a claim for the labor board. That would almost be like if a person worked 80 hours in one pay period, but the employer decided at the spur of the moment to only pay them for 70! Makes no sense.

Real simple: contact your labor board. Each state has specific rules as to when you are required to receive pay. If they do not pay you time worked within a certain period, they can be fined.

Here I am!!

Ok..Legally, overtime cannot be withheld, period. This is a $25,000 fine..This stuff is mandated under department of Treasury.

At my job, Christmas and New Year's were 2 different pay periods. I'm willing to bet that's what's going on here, and the payroll person didn't explain that very well.

Karen..What type of a company does your son's gf work for? You can pm me if you need to.

Karen , My husbands job was two different pay periods also. Sometimes those pay periods are hard to keep straight. KYSIDE38

Sounds like an accounting thing. My company's complete accounting cycle ends on Dec. 31st. In order to accommodate that, I got half a paycheck the last week of the year (even though I got a check a week before) and I get a half a paycheck on the 10th.

Also, check with your state's labor laws. I live in a state that follows federal employement law, but if you complain at the state level, the state agency won't recognize overtime issues and won't pursue it. To pursue overtime issues you have to go to the Feds and the federal wage and hour division will only recognize overtime at minimum wage. I just went through this for my son and it completely surprised me. We were expecting around $1,000 in unpaid wages and overtime. He ended up getting around $300. The only thing that made it better is that the manager got in trouble for tax evasion (again).

Karen, if it turns out to not be a misunderstanding, pm or email me, ok? I can easily walk you through what you need to do to resolve it in Oklahoma.

Thanks Michele!! I told her to talk to them and find out some more info, so will let you know!!..Karen