Can an employer continue to make mistakes on a employee's paycheck,
with the only excuse being "we are sorry", and not worry about any
punishement.

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Request for Question Clarification by politicalguru-ga on 25 Nov 2006 06:32 PST

no. but this also depends on jurisdiction (country, state, county).
Which is yours? Could you elaborate a little more, please?

Hello, lazyreader-ga! 

 Due to the very general nature of your question, one of the best ways
to start is to call your state Division of Workforce and Labor, or
look it up online. To search, simply type in your state name and Dept
of Labor and you will hopefully find information pertinent to your
situation. If not, just take note of the phone number and call.


For example, here are examples from New Jersey and California.

http://www.state.nj.us/labor/lsse/lslwhgen.html

http://my.ca.gov/state/portal/myca_leftnav_categories.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0716015683.1166915758@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccgaddjjldhgljcfngcfkmdffidfnf.0&sLeftNavCategoryPath=%2fNavigation%2fLabor+and+Employment&sNavTitle=Labor+and+Employment

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The following articles might be of interest, though I have no idea if
they will speak to the particulars of your situation.

Payroll Mistakes Can Cost You - Big ! (Labor & Employment Newsletter -
January 2003)http://www.semmes.com/publications/laborarticles/payrollmistakes.htm


Double Check Your Paycheck, by Sam Kerch
http://www.stretcher.com/stories/06/06nov20d.cfm


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 Aside from this suggestion, unless you are noticing some very serious
infractions, you might be dealing with a less-than-business-savy
employer who is trying to do their own payroll. In that case, you can
continue to be patient, or copy off the relevant accounting
information that is affecting your specific situation. In any case,
keep ALL your paystubs.

 If the "mistakes" are bordering on criminal, I would report your
employer rather than deal with it yourself!


Sincerely,

umiat

employer liability for payroll mistakes
department of labor (state)

As long as the mistakes are minor and are taken care of when they are
told about them there is probably little, speaking practically, you
can do about it.
You do not mention what the mistakes are, and they is important information.
Just keep good records and report mistakes to them in writing.

You need to submit your payroll inquiry DIRECTLY to whoever prepares
the payroll, that way he/she can remember to effect the necessary
correction next time around.  Bypass your supervisor/manager/director
whatever.