5 steps you can take to collect your unpaid wages and commissions in Minnesota
If you’re in a position where your employer isn’t paying you the wages or commissions that you’re due, I’m sorry. That’s frustrating, and wrong. You probably depend on your wages and commissions to make a living and bills don’t take a break because your employer won’t pay. The good news is that Minnesota has strong laws to protect Minnesota employees and simplify the process of getting paid what you’re owed – and then some. Here’s a few tips that will help you start the process at the very least and hopefully, get what you’re owed without having to hire a lawyer . 1. Figure out what you’re owed. The first thing you need to do is figure out how much your employer owes you in wages and/or commissions. If you’re an hourly employee and your employer hasn’t paid you for all the hours that you worked, at least one part of this analysis should be pretty straightforward: multiply the number of hours that you worked (but haven’t been paid for) by your hourly rate – this will give yo