Lets be clear.... if he is an employee his paycheck can NOT be held for ANY reason....

it does not matter why they held the check it is NOT legal.....

the employer may discipline him for failing to follow policy but they must pay him as mandated by the pay-day laws of your state...... Arkansas mandates that non-exempt employees must be paid at least semi-monthly.....

http://www.arkansas.gov/labor/pdf/laws_r¦

so is he an employee or an independent contractor?

if he is NOT an employee he will have to deal with this through the legal system in most situations this would be handled in small claims court.

1099 contractors can file for payment in small claims court as long as the amount owed does not exceed $5000.00..........

if he is an employee he needs to ask for his pay-check immediately and if it is not received he can file a complaint with the state.......

to file a wage claim in Arkansas see:

http://www.arkansas.gov/labor/pdf/05-10_¦

in the future he needs to follow all policies and procedures or he could be disciplined, up to termination, for failing to follow procedures BUT he must be paid regardless.

Contact the labor board for your state, they might have delayed the check because of his turning paperwork late (most companies would follow such a policy).but they must pay him for work that he's done.

If it has pasted the next pay day then you can call the Arkansas Wage & Hour Board. If it hasn't, he should receive his pay check with the next pay check. That's what's allowed in most states when the employee is responsible for getting their pay information turned in and they don't.

If your husband is a 1099-contractor, you have no recourse except small claims court, if he doesn't get paid.

If your husband is an employee of the company, and he turned paperwork in late - the company would be hard pressed to pay him on time. But that doesn't absolve them from paying him.

If your husband is a contractor (1099 - takes care of his own taxes, provides his own equipment...) then it would be the contract that he works with that would oversee how/when he gets paid.

You should contact the AR labor board and get clarification on your rights and responsibilities so you can present a compelling case to the employer.

And by the way, just because someone does something for 25 years doesn't make it or the process right. If he is consistently unable to complete his work which includes paperwork then there is something broken in the system.

A paycheck may NEVER be withheld without due cause. Contact the state.