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Unpaid Wages and Paycheck Error Kit

This kit is for you if

• Your paycheck was short, light, or never came, and you want to figure out what happened with evidence, not guesses.
• Overtime hours vanished from the time system, your hours were edited down, or work happened off the clock.
• You left (or were let go) and the final paycheck doesn't look right.
• You're called "salaried" and exempt from overtime, but your actual days don't match what that label is supposed to mean.

It is not for you if

• Your employer already paid everything correctly and you want to confirm it. The pack can do that (a clean audit is a useful answer), but you'd be buying an investigation kit for peace of mind.
• You want someone to tell you a dollar figure you're owed. This pack deliberately refuses that job: no "what you're owed" worksheet, no recommended dollar amounts. Worksheet 13 reconciles your records against their payments as arithmetic, it is not a legal damages determination.
• You want a lawyer to take the case. This pack teaches you to build the file a lawyer would want to see, it does not represent you, and it never tells you what your rights are in your specific situation. Worksheet 20 prepares you for a free consultation when one makes sense.
• Your dispute is with a union grievance process, a government employer, or an independentcontractor classification fight. Some of the method transfers; the letter templates and agency paths are built for private-sector wage claims.

What is inside

• The guide (PDF, 120 pages): plain-English explanations, what to check and in what order, and where the common errors and deadlines live.
• The workbook (editable DOCX): the worksheets from the guide as fillable documents, so your numbers and evidence stay organized in one place.
• Letter templates (editable DOCX): written templates with bracketed prompts, grounded in what your documents actually show.

It includes a fully worked example, start to finish.

How you use it

1. Gather the document the other side gave you, plus your own records.
2. Work the guide in order; the early checks decide which later worksheets apply to you.
3. Record what you find in the workbook as you go, with dates and sources.
4. Use the templates to put your questions or your response in writing, and keep copies of everything you send.

Not sure yet? Start with The Paperwork Audit, our free checklist. It uses the same method on six everyday documents. Or browse the Credit, Debt and Billing bundle if more than one kit on your list sounds familiar.