Unpaid Wages Demand Letter in Montana
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 Montana law says
| Final paycheck if fired or laid off | If an employee is fired for cause or laid off, final wages are due immediately, unless the employer has a written policy allowing payment by the next regular payday or within 15 days, whichever comes first. Source: MCA 39-3-205(2) |
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| Final paycheck if you quit | Final wages are due by the next regular payday for the pay period in which the employee left, or within 15 days of leaving, whichever comes first. Source: MCA 39-3-205(1) |
| Minimum wage | $10.85 per hour in 2026. A business not covered by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act with gross annual sales of $110,000 or less may pay $4.00 per hour, but employees individually covered by federal law must get the higher state or federal rate. Scheduled increase: $11.20 per hour on January 1, 2027. |
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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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