What to do if my employer did not give me a promised pay increase?
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What to do if my employer did not give me a promised pay increase?
I was an assistant manager at a store, being paid only $8.50 an hour. After the current manager quit, I was promised salary and asked to take the job. 8 months later, I lost my job and never received any additional pay and remained part-time despite being forced to work 50 hour weeks and to attend meetings. Is there anything that I can do?
Asked on October 18, 2011 under Employment Labor Law, New York
Answers:
Michael D. Siegel / Siegel & Siegel, P.C.
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
If you worked 50 hours and were not paid for it, you have a claim against the employer. The question is how you would prove it. However, this is very much illegal.
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