Unpaid Wages Demand Letter in Kansas
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 Kansas law says
| Final paycheck if fired or laid off | By the next regular payday on which the employee would have been paid if still employed, through regular pay channels or by mail if the employee asks. A willful late payment can add a penalty of 1% of unpaid wages per day (after the eighth day), up to 100% of the unpaid wages. Source: K.S.A. 44-315 |
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| Final paycheck if you quit | By the next regular payday on which the employee would have been paid if still employed, the same as for firing. Source: K.S.A. 44-315(a) |
| Minimum wage | $7.25 per hour. The Kansas minimum wage law applies only to employers and employees not covered by the federal FLSA; employers covered by the FLSA must pay the federal minimum wage, which is also $7.25 per hour. Source: K.S.A. 44-1203(a), (c) |
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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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