unpaid wages
Withheld employee compensation
Unpaid wages are compensation owed to a worker but not yet delivered by the employer.
The term typically appears in legal or labor contexts when discussing wage theft, bankruptcy claims, or employment disputes: Workers filed a lawsuit to recover unpaid wages.
The phrase covers regular pay, overtime, commissions, or any other earned compensation withheld from employees.
- back payOverdue salary owed
- backpayOverdue salary owed
- overtimeWork beyond scheduled hours
- paycheckCompensation for labor
- final paycheckLast employment earnings
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- labor lawlabor code, labor law, labor laws, labor standards, labour law
- Legal Claimsinjury claims, wrongful termination, overtime claims, back pay, workplace injury
- wage lawsovertime pay, overtime rules, FLSA, exempt employees, pay equity
- workplace disputesgrievance, complaint, wrongful termination, wrongful dismissal, unfair dismissal
- workplace issuesturnover, layoffs, understaffing, low morale, harassment
- labor abuseworker exploitation, forced overtime, underpayment, child labor, bonded labor