Can I be denied raise if I was promised one when I had beenat my job for a year?
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Can I be denied raise if I was promised one when I had beenat my job for a year?
I was injured and under ADA was given accommodations to work at home. Once a year employees are evaluated for raises for the next year. I was denied for the primary reason of the accommodation they put me on. They said they did not allow them to evaluate whether I could handle the work even though I had no sick time during the accommodation, produced tons of work and had my timesheet signed by my supervisor. Everyone else on remote work set-up got their raises.
Asked on December 30, 2011 under Employment Labor Law, California
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Yes, you can be denied a raise from your employer even if you were promised one. You need to be aware that all employees in this country are essentially employees "at will" who can be legally terminated by their employer for any justifiable reason with the exception for any discriminatory reasons based upon race, ethnicity, religious grounds and the like.
With that being said, a raise until actually given should not be deemed somehting that an employee is entitled to. Even though you might have been promised a raise after a year on the job, the promise of one does not entitle you to a raise unfortunately.
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