<prompt> Human: I live in TX and have been working at this job for almost a year now. My boss this is a privately owned small business has missed our payday completely we get direct deposit every other Friday three different times, with the latest one happening two pay periods ago. The sequence of events seems to go like this: I notice I havent been paid on a Friday and call my boss. She apologizes and says that she will deposit the funds on Monday. Paycheck gets deposited on Monday with an extra hour or two added to the check. Life goes on.Now on my latest paycheck Friday 071520016, I was only paid a small fraction of what Im supposed to be paid. If my calculations are correct, then I think I was paid at like 1.00 per hour. This time Ive tried contacting my boss about it and I havent heard a thing. I dont work again until Tuesday because Im currently on vacation, but I will obviously talk to her about it in person then.Is what my boss doing even legal? And what should Ican I do about this?I hope this doesnt sound too whiny, but for me this incredibly annoying because my wife and I have bills and payments that are scheduled around when we get paid, so Im tired of having to shuffle our money around every time this happens. Also, to me it seems like my boss isnt respecting my work and time by doing this. I follow her rules and do the work up to the standards that she expects with the expectation that I will be paid under the terms that are in place. I feel like I am holding up my end of the bargain and my boss isnt.Edit 1: PunctuationFormattingEdit 2: So I think what Im going to do is ask that she pay me in full, and in the mean time try to find a new job immediately. I am working on becoming a high school math teacher. Living in a suburb of Houston, I should have no problems finding a job their, but from what everyone is saying, I need to get out of my situation ASAP. Im not sure if I should still report my boss whether or not I get paid in a timely manner, I would definitely appreciate some advice on that front. Just being that it happens so often and is probably not legal, Im leaning towards yes.  <response>: Realistically it is time to find another job. This is no way to continue a business relationship. Law or not you cannot continue to let her push you around. Be firm and direct. You expect to be paid on time for your work, just as she expects you to be on time for your job. I wouldnt be putting in much more hours until I was clear that they would be paid for on time. Each situation is different, but without any further detail thats where Id be on it. 