Legal Question in Employment Law in Pennsylvania

Independent contractors and compensation

I work for a company that sends my paycheck through the mail every two weeks on a Friday. I receive it by that Tuesday. August 27, 1999 I was supposed to have been sent a check. I never received it and called and told them. They blew me off until September 9, 1999 when the owner said she sent out another one. Four days later I received my next paycheck dated Sept. 10 but never received the other one. Is there a law governing the amount of time they have to get paychecks to their independent contractors? It has been 24 days, and I now have quit.


Asked on 9/21/99, 11:06 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Patrick Henigan Eckell Sparks

Re: Independent contractors and compensation

The PA wage Collection Act allows you to sue for the wages and if you win, the employer must pay your attorney's fees and costs. Talk to a local lawyer. The threat of fees may shake the funds loose.

Pat Henigan

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Answered on 9/23/99, 2:11 pm


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