Some background information: I am a manager at a small business. There’s my boss (the owner), me, and 8 employees. My boss does not let me touch paychecks or access any information about pay.
We get paid every other Monday. Or at least, we are supposed to. My boss is consistently late to give us our paychecks, usually making us wait 24-48 hours after the promised payday. In the last 6 months, I can only recall getting paid on time once or twice.
He insists on printing and signing physical paychecks. When I asked him if I could get direct deposit, he said it’s “not possible”. Obviously, I know this isn’t true because when his friend was employed here, he was allowed direct deposit.
On paydays, my coworkers are always asking me if paychecks are ready and I have nothing to give them. When I ask my boss, he either ignores me or says he “hasn’t gotten around to it”. Meanwhile, the rest of us have rent and bills to pay! He works less than 15 hours a week and is off by 10am on Mondays, so he should have enough time to pay us…
Is there anything legally I can do about this? I’m not familiar with work and labor laws but I hope there is something that can be done about this. Thank you in advance!