If I am a state employee who was not compensated correctly upon being hired 4 years ago, do I have rights now?
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If I am a state employee who was not compensated correctly upon being hired 4 years ago, do I have rights now?
I have documentation written by my former supervisor stating I qualified for one salary, but was paid approximately $10,000 below. I qualified for just as much as coworkers in a higher salary grade. In order not to create internal concerns, he made the offer and I accepted (not understanding how salary administration worked in state government). I work in HR and know classification, salary administration and equity, it has come to my attention that there is an inequity that the agency has not addressed. Can I fight them to the top to get the salary I qualify for? I’m not even asking for back pay.
Asked on July 23, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, North Carolina
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
The concern that I see concerning your salary grade is that if you were offered a certain salary and agreed to it where you received this salary, there does not seem to be a basis for you four (4) years after the fact to now complain about it for the very first time.
However, in an abundance of caution, you should bring the issue up to your immediate supervisor since you work in the human relations department and get your concerns clarified. Nothing ventured is nothing gained.
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