Questions on mileage and reimbursement?

Question

I worked 96 hrs/$17 hr.However the way we are pd is shown as $6 hr plus bonus to= $17hr. Overtime=$9 hr. plus bonus to =$17 hr.

96 hrs X 17.= $1632

First stub shows:
80 hrs @ $480
46.75 hrs @ $420.75
Bonus $1.75
Total hrs 126.75 hrs
Total pay $902.20

Deds:
Ins $143.07
Aflac $ 65.72
Fed Tax $8.00
State Tax $21.29
Local Tax $6.93
Soc. Sec. $42.99
Medicare $10.06
Unemploy $.81
Total Ded 298.08 +after tax ded Aflac Life Ins. - $24.69
Mileage +$729.80

Net Pay $1308.44

2nd stub shows same hours and earnings @ $1632 minus mileage of $729.80 for a total of $1640.

Is this legal? What are my earnings? How do I claim mileage since I'm not really being paid mileage? My hr. rate when hired was to be $19 hr and never given anything as to why it is different? What do I do? Is there a solution? Any help appreciated, contact me at user ID above @ yahoo.com.

Answer 1

I worked in payroll for seventeen years, and what you have is a can of worms. I think that you should take your check stubs to the department of employment and the labor board.

What I see is that they are trying to avoid paying payroll taxes on your true gross earnings. There is a law about minimum wages. Where they made their mistake was telling you hourly vs a flat weekly or monthly salary plus mileage.

The link below will give you an overview of the basic payroll deductions.

Answer 2

First of all you're not getting $17/hour. You're only getting just over $7 /hour with bonuses and overtime. If they told you $19 / hour they were way off or you have a huge misunderstanding. You can almost certainly find better employment.