<prompt> Human: Looking through my bank statements, I realized that two checks, one from April and one from July, were missing. I could not find them anywhere and had no check stubs for them in my files.I told my employer that I may need to have them reissued, because they were not at the office either. He told me that he believed that our payroll company would charge them 35 per reissued check. No problem. It was most likely my fault that the checks were lost in the first place since I grab them every week. I did not mind coughing up 70. I asked them to check with the payroll company to see if the checks were cashed.Two weeks later, my employer tells me that they had the checks reissued, but the fee for reissuing both checks was 400. The checks are for 301.01 and 328.42, both at their original amounts. This means that our payroll company is charging us a 63.55 400 on 629.43 fee on the total amount of the two checks. Not 35 each - not even remotely close.Now my employer is holding me responsible for the reissuing fee. What I dont understand is why the fee is dependent on the checks amount and not a flat fee.I explained to my employer the ridiculousness of the situation. Had a check for a much higher amount, say 2000, been lost in the mail, youre telling me that the payroll company would help themselves to 1200 for reissuing the check?What in the world is going on here? What are my options?EDIT: I forgot to add that my employer did not realize the reissue fee was that high. They only realized it after they reviewed their bank statements. They then confirmed with the payroll company that the extra fees were for the check reissue.  <response>: Contact your state labor board. Those were your wages. Www.dol.gov 