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Salary held back 1st week of work

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Maureen Burke

Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California

As a new hire, can an employer hold back the first week of pay? I thought a law was passed some time ago that no longer allowed employers to hold back a week's pay at the start of employment. I understood the employee was due their pay from the start date and should receive full pay at the upcoming pay period.

tnx,
Maureen
 


pattytx

Senior Member
What a lot of people see as "holding back pay" actually is the employer just paying in arrears.

How often do you get paid and what days does that pay include?

Example:
Weekly pay frequency, paid every Friday, workweek starts on Mondays.
Paycheck is for the previous week of work.
You started on January 5. Since the January 9 paycheck would be for the week of December 29 through January 4, you would not be entitled to a paycheck on January 9.

Could that be the situation here?
 

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