The hourly rate in New Mexico is higher than Illinois, for the same company due to the lower minimum wage in Illinois. After transfering stores, my hourly rate in the system was the same as the New Mexico rate, which my store manager was aware of. So I was being paid $9.50 an hour, opposed to $7.80 an hour that Illinois workers are at.
After corporate did an audit 6 months after I had been working at the new location in Illinois, they docked my pay for overpaying me for the time I spent in Illinois at the New Mexico rate.
Is this legal? If not, please provide a legal explanation. Emphasis on Illinois state law, if its not a federal one.
2007-02-06 02:13:25 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
first of all i would be concerned with the you being paid less.
were you informed that your pay would be reduced by moving to a new state? i would call the labor board and find out.
secondly, and employer can reduce your pay if you have been overpaid. Normally they should not go back further than 2 pay periods. But, it is very important that you contact the labor board as soon as possible.
2007-02-06 02:40:02 · answer #1 · answered by Soula3 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
if it is valid, they can certainly do it. You might want to appeal over your store manager's head to someone in the company, explain the situation, tell them manager knew so you think you shouldn't be docked retroactively, but are certainly willing to take the lower amount going forward.
2007-02-06 11:25:05 · answer #2 · answered by jim06744 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A good employee would have brought this up to the employer first....................
2007-02-06 10:30:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋