Does Your First Paycheck Get Held?

Employers cannot legally withhold your first paycheck. ... Unless you made other arrangements with the employer, you generally have to wait until the company's HR department processes payments before you receive your first paycheck.

How long does it take to get your first paycheck?

Payroll checks may be issued at the end of each pay period worked, or there may be a lag and your paycheck may be issued a week or two (or longer) after you begin work. At the latest, you should be paid by the company's regular pay date for the first pay period that you worked.

Can a company withhold your first paycheck?

Employers cannot “hold” your paycheck for any reason. Though there is information available online that indicates that employers hold first paychecks because they need “float capital” or some other borrowing method, this is not true, and it is illegal.