I have been getting paid minimum wage for 7 years, can i take my boss to court to get him to pay me more?

Question

i have worked in a nursery for 7 years and have been getting paid minimum wage all 7 years that i have worked there, can i take them to court and demand a better pay? Or what should i do to get my boss to give me a raise? I am also 47 years old and are getting ready for retirement, but i see that beginners get paid more than i do, even with a less education.

Answer 1

I've worked for the same company since I was 18. I am now 22. I started out full time on the evening shift at this laundry plant. We do uniforms and also linens (towels, sheets, table clothes, etc).
It was $6.25 per hour starting pay when minimum wage was still $5.15 back in 2003 when I started. In 2005 my state's minimum wage went to $6.00. At the time, I was making $6.50 and they changed the entry level pay to $6.75. I decided to go part time in the 2005-06 school year because I got a job as a school bus driver and got trained for my Class B CDL. While I was driving the bus, I worked two 4 hour shifts on weekdays and two 8 hour shifts on Saturday and Sunday.

In 2006, my state raised minimum wage again, to $6.75 and they raised the entry level pay to $7.25. I kept ending up with the entry level pay, even after being there 3 years. In June of 2006, they offered me a job as a truck driver for $12 per hour. If they had not, I would have quit by now. School bus driving wasn't great either.
Now the minimum wage is $7.15 and they pay $7.50. Very few make any more than the current starting wage, because the government kept raising the wages and they had to pay more to keep people. I know people who make $7.75 per hour after 5-7 years, because the pay scale never goes up much and the employer doesn't care.
Not me, but a lot of us are minorities without even a HS diploma. There just isn't anything else for these people. They've been kicked off welfare, given no training or education and just work like slaves for wealthy business owners taking advantage of them. Ain't America the Land of Opportunity"? Not for many of us!

Answer 2

well, no your boss does not have to pay you more. Unless you are in a Union. I would take it up with your boss. Have you asked them yet? If not you really should. I have a friend that started work just about 1 1/2 years ago and is already seeing others get hired in with a hirer pay rate than she has. She has gotten raises though, and is the best that company has, but they have a hard time hiring people out of college for less money so they are having to offer more.. My friend has to earn hers.. It stinks but that is how it goes...

Like I said you need to tell them how you feel.. If they do not respect you enough to give you an appropriate raise then you may want to look for another job to retire at.. The last 10 years of wages is what makes the difference as far as social security goes so minimum wage isn't going to get you much..

Good Luck

Answer 3

I would try to find another which should not be too hard as you have 7 years experence there and if you do i would tell the new boss I need to give my employer 7 days notice that I'm leaving then go back and work the week and at end of this get all your belongings and leave, myself I just would not show up for work anymore because you should treat them (old boss) same as they treated you all these years.

Answer 4

I would not recommend taking your employer to court. You must find other ways to resolve your payment issues.

I would begin to look for a new job.

When you have found another job opportunity, then I would approach your current employer about paying you more.

If that fails, I would take your other job offer.

The main thing is to have another job lined up and remain cool with your current employer.

Good luck!

Answer 5

There is no law that requires an employer to give raises. To argue that its age discrimination you would need to have documentation that all the older workers are getting paid less, even newly-hired ones.

Answer 6

i'm incredibly useful you earning decrease than minimum salary is against the regulation, no longer to point unfair. this could grow to be a legal subject, you may desire to in all probability get reimbursement for the money you have ignored out on.

Answer 7

Haven't you ever asked them for a raise?

All you need to do is ask. You don't need to take them to court.

Answer 8

Quit and get a better paying job elsewhere.

Answer 9

ask for one, threaten to quit (make sure u have a back up plan )

Answer 10

You should contact the EEOC... they will be able to tell you what your rights are.
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