The Scottish Premier League board will consider possible sanctions against Hearts on Tuesday night after the league claimed the Edinburgh club have failed to pay their players' wages on time.
A statement read: "On January 4, 2012, a sub-committee of the SPL Board made various orders relating to late payment of wages due to 14 Heart of Midlothian players.
"One of those orders was that Heart of Midlothian should make full payment of January salaries due to the 14 players by the due date of January 16, 2012.
"The Scottish Premier League has now received confirmation from Heart of Midlothian that the club has failed to comply with this order.
"A meeting of the SPL Board of Directors has been called for this evening. At that meeting, the SPL Board will consider the situation and decide upon the appropriate course of action."
An SPL sub-committee had heard a complaint from PFA Scotland, acting on behalf of Hearts players, on January 4.
Hearts had been warned they could face punishment from the SPL if they didn’t pay on time this month, with unlimited sanctions available.
January salaries fell due on the 16th and, following confirmation wages had been processed by Lithuanian bank Ukio Bankas, Zaliukas says the squad have all received their expected monies.
The club had previously met other demands from the league, including paying interest accumulated from the late payment of salaries in October, November and December.