Can an employer pay her employees like this? -

my sister works at an afterschool program in SC (anderson county, if it makes a difference). It s small and has maybe 10 employees. She has been working there since the beginning of the year. Her pay schedule is: she gets paid for 15 days of work every 30 days. for instance, the first 15 days she worked last month was on her paycheck at the end of that month. the next 15 days she worked last month were on her check at the end of this month. Almost a year of that pay schedule and she s VERY far behind on what she s supposed to be paid. her boss gave her a raise, but she couldn t afford to pay her for the full 15 days with the new raise. so she kept the hourly rate at the new rate, but only paid her for 12 days instead of the 15. She says she can t afford it because she s helping a few families by giving them free after school care. is this legal??? and if she were to quit, would her employer be held responsible for paying her all the back pay ?? and how long should my sister give the employer to pay it all back?? thanks!

What the employer is doing is violating SC daycare regulations on how long he/she can employ someone directly in the care of children without being certified.If she quits, she IS due the money, and if the employer doesnt want to pay, she can turn him/her into the SCDOL and dept of social service. They take this kind of violation VERY seriously.

Wow, that is garbage. Like everyone else answered, that is illegal! Your sister should get another job and demand her pay right now. And if her employer doesn t cough up the money immediately (give her a week, at the most), notify the authorities.Also, it doesn t matter if she s giving every person in the state free child care, your sister is due the money she is owed for working! Your sister s employer is a sleazeball and an idiot.

1. yes its illegal.2. tell her to find a new job3. call the cops on this person4. both the lady and your sister would do well to learn about money management it goes to show NOT EVERYONE should be in business for themselves.

This is so illegal, your sister should quit now and demand ALL of her backpay in one fell swoop. If no payment, off to labor department she goes! ---Kasey C, PC guru since Apple II daysI m not a complete idiot, some parts are missing!

what she is doing is illegal tell your sister to keep her hours in a book for herself and turn her in to the dept of labor in your state

Wage and hour division does not take to kindly to this kind of shenanigan.