Labor Contract Law
Article 77 If the legitimate rights and interests of laborers are infringed, they have the right to ask the relevant departments to handle it according to law, or apply for arbitration or bring a lawsuit according to law.
Article 78 Trade unions shall safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of laborers according to law, and supervise employers to perform labor contracts and collective contracts. If the employer violates labor laws and regulations, labor contracts and collective contracts, the trade union has the right to put forward opinions or ask for corrections; If a laborer applies for arbitration or brings a lawsuit, the trade union shall give support and help according to law.
Provisional regulations on wage payment
Eighteenth labor administrative departments at all levels have the right to supervise the payment of wages by employers. If an employing unit commits one of the following acts that infringe upon the legitimate rights and interests of workers, the labor administrative department shall order it to pay wages and economic compensation to the workers, and may order it to pay compensation:
(1) Deducting or delaying the wages of workers without reason;
(2) refusing to pay overtime wages to laborers;
(3) paying workers' wages below the local minimum wage standard.
The standards of economic compensation and compensation shall be implemented in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state.
Article 19 In case of a labor dispute between a laborer and an employer due to the payment of wages, the parties concerned may apply to a labor dispute arbitration institution for arbitration according to law. Anyone who refuses to accept the arbitration award may bring a lawsuit to the people's court.