Unpaid Wages Demand Letter in Tennessee
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 Tennessee law says
| Final paycheck if fired or laid off | All wages must be paid by the next regular payday after the firing, or 21 days after the firing, whichever comes later. An employer may hold the check until a uniform or property is returned only if the employee signed a written policy or agreement allowing it. Source: Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-2-103(g) |
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| Final paycheck if you quit | Same as when fired: by the next regular payday or 21 days after leaving, whichever comes later. Source: Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-2-103(g) |
| Minimum wage | Tennessee has no state minimum wage law. Employers covered by federal law must pay the federal minimum of $7.25 per hour. No change scheduled. |
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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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