Unpaid Wages Demand Letter in Louisiana
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 Louisiana law says
| Final paycheck if fired or laid off | Wages due must be paid by the next regular payday or within 15 days of the discharge, whichever comes first. Payment may be mailed. If the amount is disputed, the undisputed part must be paid on time. Source: La. R.S. 23:631(A)(1)(a) |
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| Final paycheck if you quit | Wages due must be paid by the next regular payday for the pay cycle the employee was working in, or within 15 days of the resignation, whichever comes first. Source: La. R.S. 23:631(A)(1)(b) |
| Minimum wage | Louisiana has no state minimum wage law. Employers covered by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the federal minimum of $7.25 per hour. Parishes and cities are not allowed to set their own minimum wage. Local minimum wages are prohibited by La. R.S. 23:642: https://legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=83958 |
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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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