Unpaid Wages Demand Letter in Wisconsin
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 Wisconsin law says
| Final paycheck if fired or laid off | Paid in full no later than the next regular payday under the employer's payroll schedule, or within 31 days, whichever is earlier (does not apply to commissioned sales agents or employees with a written contract for a definite period). Source: Wis. Stat. § 109.03(2) |
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| Final paycheck if you quit | Same as when fired: by the next regular payday, or within 31 days, whichever is earlier. Source: Wis. Stat. § 109.03(2) |
| Minimum wage | $7.25 per hour. Workers under 20 may be paid an opportunity wage of $5.90 per hour for their first 90 consecutive days (or until they turn 20, if sooner). No change scheduled. Source: Wisconsin minimum wage law (DWD) |
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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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