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- Protesting Against Actions Resulting in Emotional Distress
- Protesting Wrongful Job Termination
- Requesting Access to Personnel File
- Protesting Derogatory Reference Given to a Prospective Employer
- Requesting Severance Pay
- Demanding Final Pay
- Protesting Wrong Information in the Personnel File
- Protest Against Racial Harassment
- Protesting Retaliation Discrimination
- Filing Appeal Against Wrongful Disciplinary Action
- Appealing Denial of Unemployment Insurance
- Denial of Overtime
- Filing Claim Against Discriminatory Pay
- Protesting Against Unsafe Working Condition
- Filing Complaint Against Age Discrimination
- Protesting Race Discrimination
- Protest Against Blacklisting
- Demanding Accrued Vacation Pay
- Demanding Earned Bonus
Tables - State Law
Minimum Basic Payment/ Frequency of wage payment laws
| State | Basic minimum rate/hour | Frequency of wage payment |
| Alabama | No state minimum wage law. | |
| Alaska | $7.15 | Monthly; twice monthly if employee chooses (except employees exempt from FLSA) |
| Arizona | No state minimum wage law. | Twice monthly (except school employees) |
| Arkansas | $5.15 |
Twice monthly (except coal mining); monthly for some exempt employees |
| California | $6.75 --------------------------- $8.50 Indexed rateAccording to San Francisco Ordinance (Applicable to employees who work 2 or more hours a week. Rate will not apply to businesses with fewer than 10 employees or non-profits until January 1, 2005.) |
Twice monthly, 1st half due by 26th month and 2nd half by 10th of next month (22nd and 7th for farm workers), except counties, school; monthly, by 26th of month for executive, administrative, and professional; monthly for farm and domestic workers receiving room and board. |
| Colorado | $5.15 | Monthly, within 10 days of end of pay period for farm and domestic workers receiving room and board |
| Connecticut | $7.10 | Weekly within 8 days of end of pay period |
| Delaware | $6.15 | Monthly within 7 day of end of pay period; weekly for public works; every 2 weeks , within 14 days of end of pay period for railroads |
Dist. Of
Columbia |
$6.15 | Twice monthly within 10 days of end of pay period; except government, railroad, and executive, administrative and professional |
| Florida | No state minimum wage law. | |
| Georgia | $5.15 | Twice monthly, except farm; monthly for executives |
| Hawaii | $6.25 | Twice monthly within 7 days of end of pay period, except government |
| Idaho | $5.15 | Monthly within 10 day end of pay period |
| Illinois | $5.50 (Applicable to employers of 4 or more employees, excluding family members) |
Twice monthly, within 13 days of end of pay period except state and federal government; monthly for executive, administrative and professional |
| Indiana | $5.15 (Applicable to employers of 2 or more employees) |
Twice monthly ( every 2 weeks, if requested), within 10 days of end of pay period, except farm; every 2 weeks, by request |
| Iowa | $5.15 | Monthly within 12 days of end of pay period, except employees on commission |
| Kansas | $2.65 | Monthly within 15 days of end of pay period, except government |
| Kentucky | $5.15 | Twice monthly within 18 days of end of pay period, 15th and 30th of month for mining with at least 10 employees |
| Louisiana | There is no state minimum wage law. | Twice monthly within 10 days of end of pay period for manufacturing, mining, and drilling with at least 10 employees |
| Maine | $6.25 | Weekly within 8 days of close of pay period |
| Maryland | $5.15 | Twice monthly, except executive, administrative, and professional |
| Massachusetts | $6.75 | Weekly within 6 days of end of pay period; twice monthly for salaried; monthly for farm and domestic |
| Michigan | $5.15 (Applicable to employers of 2 or more employees) |
Twice monthly; 1st half due by 1st and 2nd half by 15th of next month, if paid by 1st of following month |
| Minnesota | $5.15 |
Every 30 days; every 2 weeks for migrant worker |
| Mississippi | No state minimum wage law. | Twice monthly within 10 days of end of pay period for manufacturers with 50 or more employees and state government |
| Missouri | $5.15 | Every 15 days, within 5 days end of end of pay period for manufacturers(immediately on close of pay period for mines, except coal mines within 5 days); twice monthly, within 16 days for railroads and companies with laborers, mechanics, and similar workers, monthly for executive, administrative, professional and sales |
| Montana | $5.15 $4.00 |
Within 10 days of end of pay period, except federal government; monthly for salaried |
| Nebraska | $5.15 (Applicable to employers of 4 or more employees) |
by agreement, except state government; twice monthly, 1st half due by 1st of next month, 2nd half by 15th for railroads |
| Nevada | $5.15 | Twice monthly, 1st half due by last day of month and 2nd half by 15th of next month. |
| New Hampshire | $5.15 | Weekly, within 8 days of end of pay period or every two weeks if paid by next day; less often only if paid in advance |
| New Jersey | $5.15 | Twice monthly, within 10 days of end of pay period; monthly for executive, administrative, and professional |
| New Mexico | $5.15 | Every 16 days, 1st half due by 25th and 2nd half by 10th of next month( end of month and 15th of next month for payroll from out of state); monthly for executive, administrative, professional, and sales; monthly, by 10th next month for piece rate, task, and commissioned employees by agreement |
| New York | $5.15 | Twice monthly; weekly within 7 days of close of pay period for manual laborers(by following Thursday for Tuesday close of railroads); monthly for executive, administrative, professional, and sales |
| North Carolina | $5.15 | Monthly; annually for wages calculated by commission; twice monthly for railroads and repair shops with over 10 employees |
| North Dakota | $5.15 | Twice monthly |
| Ohio | $4.25 (state law) $3.35 (Except, employers with gross annual sales from $150,000 to $500,000) $2.80 (Except for employers with gross annual sales under $150,000) |
Twice monthly, 1st half due by 1st day of next month and 2nd half by 15th of next month; or monthly, by next day |
| Oklahoma | $5.15 (Employers of ten or more full time employees at any one location and employers with annual gross sales over $100,000 irrespective of number of full time employees.) $2.00 (All other employers.) |
Twice monthly, within 11 days of end of pay period; monthly for government and executive, administrative and professional |
| Oregon | $7.05 | Every 35 days |
| Pennsylvania | $5.15 | Within 15 days of end of pay period; weekly, within 2 weeks of end of pay period for railroad |
| Rhode Island | $6.75 | Weekly, within 9 days of end of pay period except salaried and government employees |
| South Carolina | No state minimum wage law. | Weekly for textiles |
| South Dakota | $5.15 | Monthly or regular paydays designated in advance |
| Tennessee | No state minimum wage law. | Twice monthly, 1st half due by 5th of next month and 2nd half by 20th of next month, for private employers of 5 or more |
| Texas | $5.15 | Twice monthly, 1st and 15th of not designated by employer, except government,; monthly for employees exempt from overtime under FLSA; weekly if hired by day or week and monthly if by month for farm, factory and stores |
| Utah | $5.15 | Twice monthly, within 10 days of end of pay period, except government, domestic, dairy and agriculture |
| Vermont | $6.75 (Applicable to employers of two or more employees) |
Weekly, within 6 days of end of pay period; twice monthly with written notice |
| Virginia | $5.15 (Applicable to employers of 4 or more employees) |
Twice monthly for hourly, monthly for salaried |
| Washington | $7.16 | monthly |
| West Virginia | $5.15 (Applicable to employers of 6 or more employees at one location) | Every 2 weeks |
| Wisconsin | $5.15 | Monthly, within 31 days of close of pay period, except schools; quarterly for agriculture and logging |
| Wyoming | $5.15 | Twice monthly, 1st half due by 1st next month and 2nd half by 15th of next month, for railroads, mines, factories, mills, and production of oil and gas; monthly for state employers, by last day of month |
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- Employee Rights on Personnel Files
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- Employee Defamation Right
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- Leave of Absence and Vacation
- Employee Rights-Injuries and Illness
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- Employee Benefit Right
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- Tables - State Law
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