Unpaid Wages Demand Letter in Michigan
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 Michigan law says
| Final paycheck if fired or laid off | All wages earned and due must be paid immediately, as soon as the amount can be determined with due diligence. Source: MCL 408.475(2) |
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| Final paycheck if you quit | All wages earned and due must be paid as soon as the amount can be determined with due diligence (no later than 3 days for hand harvesters of crops). Source: MCL 408.475(1) |
| Minimum wage | $13.73 per hour since January 1, 2026 (for employers with 2 or more employees). Scheduled increase: $15.00 per hour on January 1, 2027. Starting in 2028 the rate is adjusted each year for inflation (announced by November 1), unless state unemployment is 8.5% or higher. Statute: https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-408-934 |
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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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