<prompt> Human: Im 19 if any of you were asking and I just started working at this new restaurant that opened up and our first payday was yesterday but I didnt get paid. The reason I didnt get paid was because apparently I didnt fill out my paperwork soon enough but I was never told to have it done by a specific day even though I did everything all on the same day I got it. We get paid bi-weekly so I have to wait another two weeks to get paid on June 1st. I asked the lady who was handing out the checks if there was anything that they could do and I was told that I didnt get paid because I didnt finish my new hire paperwork early enough for my information to be approved by someone in the company and sent over to the payroll company and that I just have to wait. If my paperwork wasnt approved by someone in the company for me to get paid then why am I approved to work? Is this even legal? I talked to my mom about this and she said that this isnt legal and that I cant just go without getting paid she works in HR for another company so I assume she knows what shes talking about. Is there anything I can do to help my situation?  <response>: Its common for the first pay cheque during a bi weekly pay schedule take 3-4 weeks to come through. 