Unpaid Wages Demand Letter in Virginia
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 Virginia law says
| Final paycheck if fired or laid off | All wages due must be paid on or before the date the employee would have been paid for that work had the job not ended (the next regular payday). Source: Va. Code § 40.1-29(B) |
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| Final paycheck if you quit | Same rule: by the next regular payday for the work performed. Source: Va. Code § 40.1-29(B) |
| Minimum wage | $12.77 per hour from January 1, 2026 until January 1, 2027. Scheduled changes: $13.75 per hour starting January 1, 2027, and $15.00 per hour starting January 1, 2028. Starting January 1, 2027, farm laborers must also be paid at least the Virginia minimum wage. Source: Va. Code § 40.1-28.10 |
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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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