Q.If the employer fails to pay the employee on the regularly scheduled payday, what can the employee do?

A.The employee may contact the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) and explain that the employer is not paying the employees on the regularly scheduled paydays. The DLSE will contact and explain the law to the employer. Additionally, the employer's failure to post the payday notice required by Labor Code Section 207, and failure to pay wages in good funds on the regular designated paydays as prescribed in Labor Code Sections 204, 204b, 205, and 209, respectively, is a misdemeanor. See, Labor Code Section 215.

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