<prompt> Human: Hi all,First off, throwaway for obvious reasons. Heres a little backstory: the company I have been working for has been late on paychecks since the middle of September. The first two times it was just late by a few days, mistakes in payroll. Then in the whole month of October, they did not pay us which put us back two paychecks entirely. When it was time for the third missed paycheck, they paid us for the beginning of October. So essentially they are still behind two paychecks.Before you tell me to look for another job, trust me, I am and have been. I dont plan on staying even if things stabilize. There are employees who have left and employees theyve laid off that have yet to receive paychecks and expenses owed to them. Im getting the feeling they just dont include them when they have the money to finally pay current employees.Back in August, before this whole shit storm, I elected to start putting away for my retirement into a 401k. My company does not match, unfortunately, but I still saw it wise to save. Even more unfortunately, I have noticed that the only contribution was the first one. Since then, my employer has been taking out the 401k percentage from my paycheck, but the money has not been deposited into my account. I noticed this a month ago, brought it to HRs attention and the person skirted around it...concentrated more on my secondary issue of the money not being allocated to the right stocks I had selected, but they said it would ALL be fixed. The secondary issue was fixed, but looking at my account, the money is still not there.Basically I just want to know if this is illegal? What are my options? What would you do in my shoes for the overall situation? Any advice will be helpful and I appreciate it in advance. Thanks! EDIT: Thanks everyone for your input. I sincerely appreciate all of the helpful advice. I forgot to mention that since we were behind two paychecks, I have been working from home so I have been able to apply to jobs and have two interviews this coming week that look promising. Fingers crossed. Ive decided once I have secured another job, I will be contacting the DOL and EBSA for my lost wages and 401k contributions.  <response>: post in rlegaladvice. not giving to your 401k is very illegal. 