Unpaid Wages Demand Letter in New Hampshire
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 New Hampshire law says
| Final paycheck if fired or laid off | Wages must be paid in full within 72 hours of a discharge. Employees who are laid off must be paid by the next regular payday. Source: RSA 275:44, I and III |
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| Final paycheck if you quit | Wages are due by the next regular payday, or within 72 hours if the employee gave at least one pay period's notice. Source: RSA 275:44, II |
| Minimum wage | New Hampshire's minimum wage equals the federal minimum wage, currently $7.25 per hour. Workers 16 and under, and new workers with under 6 months' experience (with Labor Department approval), may be paid 75% of the minimum. No state increase is scheduled; the state rate changes only if the federal rate changes. Source: RSA 279:21 |
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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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