Law Asked by Jeremy Basden on February 19, 2021
My employer, a chain restaurant in Huntsville, Alabama, promoted me to shift leader where I ran and closed a store for 5-4 months expecting to be paid $10 per hour and was told I would be getting paid for training in the process. Turns out, I was getting paid only $7.25 an hour. I was the lowest paid in the store even amongst the employees I was overseeing.
Once I found out I brought it to my manager’s attention as well as the area coach’s attention. I had a meeting with the area coach. He verbally assured me that I would receive back pay after I completed the online serve safe course which I did and still wasn’t compensated. That area coach resigned and the company says they won’t give me back pay because they don’t give back pay.
The law requires that your employer pay you the rate agreed or mandated by law. If they have underpaid you in the past they have to back pay you.
In promising you a raise to $10 and pay for the training, your manager or area coach made a commitment that is binding on the company. It doesn't matter if they were authorized by the company to make such an offer, they had apparent authority if it was reasonable for a person in your position to believe they had such authority. Since this came from both your immediate line manager and their manager it is completely reasonable.
You should talk to a lawyer or your union.
Answered by Dale M on February 19, 2021
You would have to find out if the person you were talking to has the authority in the company to authorize a change in your wages or if he or she simply knew what some managers are paid and thought you would get paid that to the best of his/her knowledge.
If the person is authorized to make that decision, then yes you are owed the money.
Answered by Putvi on February 19, 2021
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