Unpaid Wages Demand Letter in Alabama
A letter asking an employer to pay wages you are owed, before you file a wage claim with your state labor agency or the U.S. Department of Labor. Keep copies of pay stubs, schedules and messages.
What Alabama law says
| Final paycheck if fired or laid off | No Alabama law sets a deadline. Final wages are generally due on the next regular payday under the employer's normal pay practice. Because Alabama has no general wage payment law, wage disputes are usually handled under the federal FLSA or as a contract claim in court. |
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| Final paycheck if you quit | No Alabama law sets a deadline. Final wages are generally due on the next regular payday under the employer's normal pay practice. |
| Minimum wage | Alabama has no state minimum wage law. Employers covered by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. Cities and counties in Alabama may not set their own higher minimum wage. Local governments are barred from requiring any wage or benefit not required by state or federal law (Code of Alabama § 25-7-41): https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=25-7-41 |
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[today's date]
To: [employer name], [employer address]
From: [your name], [your address]
I worked for you as [job title] from [start date] to [end date or present]. You have not paid me $[amount owed] for [the hours, overtime, final paycheck or tips owed], covering [dates owed].
Please pay this amount by [payment deadline] by [payment method].
If I do not receive payment, I plan to file a wage claim with [state labor agency] and pursue any other remedies the law allows.
[your name] [phone or email]
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