What can i do if my employer did not give me the raise we discussed and agreed on?
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What can i do if my employer did not give me the raise we discussed and agreed on?
My employer gave me a raise and emailed me letting me know when it came into affect and what pay period it would be on but once I got my paycheck, my raise was not on there. I spoke with payroll department and they stated that my employer told them it would not go into affect
until the following pay period. Is there anything I can do to receive my money? I have emails proving when exactly my raise was going into affect. When I reached out to my boss and payroll department they do not respond back to me.
Asked on April 27, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, California
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
No, unfortunately your employer telling you when he intends to give you a raise, even in writing, is not an enforceable contract: it is just his gratuitous (freely made) promise, and the law does not enforce gratuitous promises. Since the promise is not enforceable and since, when there is no written employment contract guarantying or specifying a raise, the employer is free to not give you a raise if he chooses, your employer could legally choose to delay your raise--or even not give one at all--and you would have no recourse, or ability to force him to give you a raise or get compensation. This was not "your money" because you were never guaranteed it.
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