Contract not paid

[TWil]

I'm currently working for a software development company for which I have a contract outlining the dates of pay (2nd/16th). These payments are often many weeks late, leaving me to wonder what happens when I can't pay my mortgage because of this. What can I do to influence my employer to uphold the terms of the contract? (they have the $, it's accounting dept. red tape, and I'm not looking for trouble, just reasonably prompt pmt.)

Thanks!

 

[Attorney_Replogle]

I really don't see that there is a lot that you can do without ruffling somebody's feathers. You could write a letter to the company's inside counsel (attorneys) about the problem. Or, you could contact your state's Department of Labor. In California it is that state department that handles compliance/complaint issues about companies failure to pay employees wages. Or, if your contract of employment says that you can, you can start to charge late fees/interest on the late payments plus all the back payments. Or, you can have a private employment (labor) law attorney near you write a letter to the company on your behalf. The letter will not threaten a lawsuit, since you want to keep things friendly. Rather, it will state that the payments have to be on time. From here on out, all late payments will be charged a late fee/interest of X dollars/percent. You can find a labor law attorney near you at attorneypages.com.

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Mark B. Replogle