Legal Question in Employment Law in Massachusetts
payday period changes
Is it legal for an employer to change an hourly worker's pay period from semi-monthly to monthly? The transition would mean a two+ week period without any thing to live on.
Asked on 12/16/02, 11:56 am
2 Answers from Attorneys
Nance Lyons
Law Office of Nance Lyons
Re: payday period changes
MA law requries weekly salary payments. Call the Wage and Hour Administration at the Attorney General's office for a remedy
Answered on 12/17/02, 10:38 am
Evan Fray-Witzer
Law Office of Evan Fray-Witzer
Re: payday period changes
In general, General Laws Chapter 149, section 148 requires employers to pay employees weekly, or, with their consent, bi-weekly. The statute does not approve of monthly payments, though you see them all the time...
Answered on 12/16/02, 12:09 pm