Unpaid Wages Demand Letter in Massachusetts
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 Massachusetts law says
| Final paycheck if fired or laid off | Full wages are due on the day of discharge. Source: M.G.L. c. 149, §148 |
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| Final paycheck if you quit | Full wages are due on the next regular payday (or, if there is no regular payday, the following Saturday). Source: M.G.L. c. 149, §148 |
| Minimum wage | $15.00 per hour. The state rate must always be at least 50 cents above the federal minimum wage. No further increase is set in state law. Source: M.G.L. c. 151, §1 |
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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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