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Offline mosgood

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« on: April 06, 2005, 01:59:14 PM »
If anyone has any experience or knowledge in this I would apprieciate some info.


17 months ago my employer came to me and asked that I take a temperary 30% reduction in my salary because of financial problems the company was experiencing.  I was also promised, verbaly, that the monies withheld would be made up to me and I would be recompensated.  That was 17 months ago and I haven't seen a dime and my slary is still reduced.  I asked for a part of it returned 8 months ago and was turned down.

Is there anything that I can do to get this back through any labor laws or am I just screwed out of $44k because I didn't get this in writing?  

By the way, there is no paper work that I signed about taking a pay cut either.
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Offline Sikboy

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« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2005, 02:02:58 PM »
Hopefully this should help you.

Seriously, we don't know jack about this, but it sounds like you could use a professional opinion. That's a lot of scratch you're talking about.

[edit] and in the interest of disclosure, I do work for a labor lawyer. But it's still a good idea to see one when you have a question like this. I think the best that you can expect from this thread is to find out if you should talk to a lawyer or not. I'm saying you should

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« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2005, 02:08:23 PM »
where u given a writen notice of the 30% cut?
couse if not than what u say may actuly stand up in court
due to the fact that it was a verbal agreement and not written
and just like SILKBOY put it...... get lawyer
« Last Edit: April 06, 2005, 02:12:03 PM by maxxius »
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Offline Furball

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« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2005, 02:11:16 PM »
If the cut is not in writing, surely you have been on the original signed contract for 17 months, and therefore should have been receiving full pay.  The cut was only verbal, so on paper for the last 17 months you have been under-paid 30% by your employer?  You keep all your pay slips?
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Offline maxxius

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« Reply #4 on: April 06, 2005, 02:15:45 PM »
obvuisly he recived payments 30%less for the last 17 months
hopefully you get you payments in checks....this ought to be enough proof that u are underpayed..

the only hard part will be to proove that your emlployer agreed to pay you the 30% back at a later date
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Offline Nuke33

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« Reply #5 on: April 06, 2005, 02:15:51 PM »
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where u given a writen notice of the 30% cut?
couse if not than what u say may actuly stand up in court
due to the fact that it was a verbal agreement and not written
and just like SILKBOY put it...... get lawyer


What he said.. Sounds like that was a verbal agreement to me if they stated that you would be compensated in the future for the temporary salary loss..
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Offline mosgood

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« Reply #6 on: April 06, 2005, 02:19:00 PM »
I was not given a written notice regarding the cut.

I keep every pay slip.

The payments are direct deposited, so there is also a bank record as well.
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Offline ASTAC

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« Reply #7 on: April 06, 2005, 03:13:22 PM »
Then with no wriiten poicy or announcement of the cut...it should be like it never existed...hence they owe you all the money regardless of any other circumstances.
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« Reply #8 on: April 06, 2005, 03:20:13 PM »
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Then with no wriiten poicy or announcement of the cut...it should be like it never existed...hence they owe you all the money regardless of any other circumstances.


From your lips to God's ears.......
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« Reply #9 on: April 06, 2005, 03:21:08 PM »
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From your lips to God's ears.......


I know...I would just demand full pay and be compensated for the cut....They don't have it in writing so they have to comply.
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« Reply #10 on: April 06, 2005, 05:22:30 PM »
Just make sure that you have another job lined up before taking any action since these guys will fire you once your lawyer calls.
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« Reply #11 on: April 06, 2005, 06:07:24 PM »
With 44K back pay....he can afford to take his time looking for a month or so...I assume anyway..unless he has financed his soul away.
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« Reply #12 on: April 06, 2005, 09:22:58 PM »
Na  the problem is that when they get the word, I'll be out and you never know when  the money comes...  if it comes.  I need to cover my rear with something else in the mean time.

anyways.. i doubt I can collect from these guys anyways.  They have a pretty slick setup where the company that pays me and that I work for doesnt have any assets....  it gets paid by other companies that actually own the products that I work on...  and it's all tied up in trusts.

I need to call a lawyer and see what I can do.
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« Reply #13 on: April 06, 2005, 09:25:16 PM »
no doubt you need a lawyer regardless.
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« Reply #14 on: April 06, 2005, 09:59:30 PM »
That... or you could just burn the building down. :D

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