Can my employer charge me for my paycheck being lost in the mail?

my payroll check is a week late via the post office. i called to ask my employer to stop payment and cut me another check and they said that i would have to pay $30 dollars for the stop payment fee. is this legal and correct? i never received the check from the mail so i don't see how it is my fault and don't understand why i should pay...please help.....ps...in the state of south carolina

[Edited by HIGHPD on 11-29-2000 at 07:28 PM]

You may have better luck getting your question replied to if you post this on one of the other employment boards, as this is for Injured workers..