Unpaid Wages Demand Letter in Connecticut
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 Connecticut law says
| Final paycheck if fired or laid off | By the next business day after the discharge. If the employee is laid off, by the next regular payday. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-71c(b)–(c) |
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| Final paycheck if you quit | By the next regular payday, through regular payment channels or by mail. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-71c(a) |
| Minimum wage | $16.94 per hour, effective January 1, 2026. The rate is adjusted every January 1 based on the federal employment cost index. Scheduled increase: $17.48 per hour on January 1, 2027 (Governor's press release, Aug. 2026: https://portal.ct.gov/governor/news/press-releases/2026/08-2026/governor-lamont-announces-minimum-wage-will-increase). |
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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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