Employer unwilling to provide paystubs

[nc73]

Does anyone know if employers are obligated to give out paystubs? My wife needs her last six months paystubs but her employer is being an ass and will not give it to her. He never provided her but one or two ever since. Of course my wife being the naive person she is will not stand up to him. She quit due to stress.

[gamom02]

Try the human resources manager. We had to go that route to get hubbies. They made copies and faxed them to us. Also maybe the payroll department?
Good luck.

[nc73]

Try the human resources manager. We had to go that route to get hubbies. They made copies and faxed them to us. Also maybe the payroll department?
Good luck.

Unfortunate they are a small outfit, 3 people total. The owner IS they payroll person.

[qwertysue]

Do they go through ADP/Paychex? If not, then she simply has to tell them that she needs them for a legal matter.

[nc73]

Do they go through ADP/Paychex? If not, then she simply has to tell them that she needs them for a legal matter.

He does it thru quickbooks so no.

[lrprn]

Since your wife has already quit and neither of you seems able to push this far enough to get the paystubs yourselves, ask your lawyer to send the owner a letter on legal letterhead requesting the necessary gross income paystubs "for a legal matter". See if that moves the owner off the dime.

[nc73]

Since your wife has already quit and neither of you seems able to push this far enough to get the paystubs yourselves, ask your lawyer to send the owner a letter on legal letterhead requesting the necessary gross income paystubs "for a legal matter". See if that moves the owner off the dime.

That was my next step once I talk to the lawyer tuesday. thanks.

[CindyLou]

the laywer thing will get it done, I wouldn't worry. The will have to provide it at year end for w-2 purposes anyway so its not like it can be a secret forever. They will provide when the lawyer requests it, I assure you of it. They are just being &$*%(^'s! The would probably provide it to her if she sent a formal letter now requesting it for "legal/financial reasons unrelated to her employement"

[thewife]

That is crazy! I needed back paystubs too, so they just did a printout for me of all of my pay periods. I did not have all of the paystubs, but this worked.