Should I pursue any type of legal action because the amount of the raise that I was supposed to get but didn’t isn’t that large?
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Should I pursue any type of legal action because the amount of the raise that I was supposed to get but didn’t isn’t that large?
I work as a cook. We are guaranteed a raise and evaluation every 6 months. I was supposed to receive a quarter raise 2 months ago and still have received nothing. I also was told I received my last raise for a quarter and realized several months later, I never received
that quarter raise either so I’m still owed back pay for that. I’ve called HR and they’ve
Asked on December 28, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Michigan
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
Unless you had a written employment contract for a definite term (e.g. a one-year contract) which stated the raise, you were never "guaranteed" a raise. In the absence of a written contract, the employer determines your pay and can change it--or not change it--at will. Your pay is simply whatever your employer says it is, and you are paid whatever they choose to pay you. Therefore, if they did not give you the raise you thought you'd get, that was their right, and you cannot sue them for it.
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