LAW HELP: 2 of my employer's payroll checks bounced ? labor/wage laws in ny details?

[adalwine]

I deposited them both at the same time and they bounced on July 11th.
My bank charged me $15.00 fee for each bounced check.
I told my managers this, handed them my bank statement that showed the checks bouncing out of my savings and proof of the expenses i incurred thereafter, and also gave them a letter that my bank sent me to inform me of the bounced checks and the fees.
No one apologized to me about it, they just enthusiastically took the proof i gave them to their office and that was the last i heard about the situation from them. This was 4 days ago.

I can't find any code of law that on the NYS Department of Labor website that specifically mentions the law regarding bounced payroll checks. I'm dying to know details so that i can say something to swanky to my employer tomorrow that will let them know i know the law up and down and that this is not only unacceptable, unprofessional, and disrespectful, but it's ILLEGAL, and make them feel obligated to pay me promptly.

ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THE DETAILS OF THE LAW IN NEW YORK REGARDING BOUNCED PAYROLL CHECKS WOULD BE DEEPLY APPRECIATED!
I WAS LOOKING FOR THE EXACT CODE UNDER THE LABOR/WAGE LAWS THAT I CAN EVEN PRINT AND BRING TO MY EMPLOYER TOMORROW BUT I CAN'T FIND IT.
*i called the department of labor for my region to speak with someone about these details but there was no answer, probably because it's a sunday night.

THANKYOU THANKYOU!!

[alleyne]

?? There is no specific law that covers bounced payroll checks. You are entitled to be paid for your work, and they are in violation of labor law if they do not.

meantime, if they have knowingly written checks that are not covered, they could face charges for that crime, although it is difficult to prove intent to defraud.

There really isn't a law that links the two.

[chadburne48]

Are you serious? You called a State government office on Sunday night and actually expected somebody to be there to deal with your problems?

You want to tell your employer that you "know the law up and down" when you don't even have enough sense to figure out when are government offices open for business? And you think you can fool your manager, right?

At the same time you have not figured out that if your employer's checks for wages are bouncing maybe it is a really good idea not to waste your time showing your employer how truly dumb you are and start looking for another job real quick like?

you need to realize that if your pay check is bouncing, so is the manager's paycheck and everybody else's in that place. Screw the $30 that it costs you so far, if they are not covering your wages how would you collect on your $30 bank charges?

So the smartest thing you can do tonight and every night from now on, is to spiff up your resume and start looking for another job right now. Your employer is not going to stay open for very long if they are unable to cover their payroll. Besides, even if they do stay open, why would you want to work there for free?

You can win an argument with your manager, but that is not going to pay the rent for you next month or put any food on the table. So you do the smart thing and bail out the first chance you get. Don't waste your time with pointless arguments with your manager to show him how smart you are. File your complaint with the Department of Labor, they will look after getting your wages paid. In the mean time go get a job where they will pay your wages.

When an employer fails to meet his payroll it is NEVER a temporary thing. They most likely already owe tons of money to their suppliers and everybody else. Workers wages are the last thing a company defaults on, because in most places, the directors of a company are personally responsible for the first few weeks of unpaid wages, even if it is a limited liability company.

When they default on wages, most likely they have already long defaulted on everything else.
Bail out now.