1.26.19 – Problems With Your Paycheck? Should You File a Claim of Wage Theft?

Saturday, January 26, 2019

Problems with your Paycheck? Should You File a Claim of Wage Theft?
The last few months of systems glitches, programming issues, and Crew Scheduling errors have resulted in numerous pay issues. Our Flight Attendants continue to report issues such as:

• Pay calculations on paystub are incorrect
• Resolutions reached for contractual violations that the company agrees to pay are not being paid promptly
• Premiums are sometimes not being paid
• Pay No Credit is not being properly added above guarantee
• Direct Conflict Pay is not reflecting on the paycheck
• Crew Schedule errors are not being paid
• Any other issue that has been researched, and not paid

Please remember to check your pay stub.

Additionally, you may want to contact the Department of Labor (DOL)’s Wage and Hour Division. The link to report a claim may be found at https://www.dol.gov/whd/howtofilecomplaint.htm; please keep in mind that the DOL cannot investigate certain issues like vacation pay or sick pay.
Your state may provide you with greater protections than federal law. Below are the links for each state’s department of labor.
It is always best to seek advice from legal counsel, as proceeding through the state or federal government may limit other legal remedies available to you.

Alabama https://www.labor.alabama.gov/contacts/legal.aspx
Alaska http://labor.alaska.gov/lss/forms/wageclaim.PDF
Arizona https://www.azica.gov/divisions/labor-department
Arkansas https://www.labor.arkansas.gov/wage-claims
California https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/DistrictOffices.htm
Colorado https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdle/complaint-forms
Connecticut http://www.ctdol.state.ct.us/wgwkstnd/forms-wwsInstruct.htm
Delaware https://dia.delawareworks.com/labor-law/documents/Wage%20Payment%20Claim%20Form.pdf?20180216
DC https://does.dc.gov/page/how-file-claim
Florida http://sitefinity.floridajobs.org/help-center—contact-us
Georgia https://dol.georgia.gov/obtain-information-about-employment-issue
Hawaii http://labor.hawaii.gov/wsd/unpaid-wages/#howto
Idaho https://www2.labor.idaho.gov/WHClaim?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
Illinois https://www2.illinois.gov/idol/Pages/Complaints.aspx
Indiana https://www.in.gov/dol/2734.htm
Iowa https://www.iowadivisionoflabor.gov/wage-payment-collection-and-minimum-wage
Kansas https://www.dol.ks.gov/Laws/Einfo.aspx
Kentucky https://labor.ky.gov/standards/Pages/Wages-and-Hours.aspx
Louisiana http://www.laworks.net/LaborLawInfo.asp
Maine https://www.maine.gov/labor/labor_laws/publications/employeerightsguide.html#Wages
Maryland http://www.dllr.state.md.us/labor/prev/livingwage.shtml
Massachusetts https://www.mass.gov/how-to/file-a-minimum-wage-complaint
Michigan https://www.michigan.gov/lara/0,4601,7-154-59886_79554—,00.html
Minnesota http://www.dli.mn.gov/business/employment-practices/prevailing-wage-complaint-form-required-warning
Mississippi https://www.mdes.ms.gov/employers/unemployment-tax/employer-resources/employment-issues/
Missouri https://apps.labor.mo.gov/forms/minimum_wage/MWCForm.asp
Montana http://erd.dli.mt.gov/labor-standards/wage-and-hour-payment-act/filing-a-wage-claim%20Information
Nebraska https://www.dol.nebraska.gov/LaborStandards/WorkerRights/WageComplaint
Nevada http://labor.nv.gov/About/Forms/FORMS_FOR_EMPLOYEES/
New Hampshire https://www.nh.gov/labor/inspection/wage-hour/minimum-wage.htm
New Jersey https://nj.gov/labor/wagehour/complnt/filing_wage_claim.html
New Mexico https://www.dws.state.nm.us/Labor-Relations/Labor-Information/Wage-and-Hour
New York https://www.labor.ny.gov/workerprotection/laborstandards/workprot/minwage.shtm
North Carolina https://www.labor.nc.gov/workplace-rights/employee-rights-regarding-time-worked-and-wages-earned
North Dakota https://www.nd.gov/labor/wage-and-hour-topics/wage-claim
Ohio https://com.ohio.gov/documents/laws_MINIMUM_WAGE_COMPLAINT_Instructions.pdf
Oklahoma https://www.ok.gov/odol/Employment_Issues/Wage_and_Hour/index.html
Oregon https://www.oregon.gov/BOLI/WHD/pages/index.aspx
Pennsylvania https://www.dli.pa.gov/Individuals/Labor-Management-Relations/llc/minimum-wage/Pages/default.aspx
Rhode Island http://www.dlt.ri.gov/ls/minwage.htm
South Carolina https://eservice.llr.sc.gov/Complaints/
South Dakota http://dlr.sd.gov/employment_laws/minimum_wage.aspx
Tennessee https://www.tn.gov/workforce/employees/labor-laws/labor-laws-redirect/wages-breaks.html
Texas https://twc.texas.gov/jobseekers/employee-rights-laws
Utah https://webaccess.laborcommission.utah.gov/wageclaim/
Vermont http://labor.vermont.gov/file-on-line-wage-claim/
Virginia https://www.doli.virginia.gov/labor-law/payment-of-wage-english/
Washington https://secure.lni.wa.gov/wagecomplaint/#/
West Virginia https://labor.wv.gov/Wage-Hour/More/Pages/Wage-Forms.aspx
Wisconsin https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/er/labor_standards/minimum_wage.htm
Wyoming http://www.wyomingworkforce.org/workers/labor/
Guam http://dol.guam.gov/compliance/whd/
Virgin Islands http://www.vidol.gov/employee-rights/
Puerto Rico https://www.trabajo.pr.gov/normas_del_trabajo.asp