been underpaid for a few years what can i do
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been underpaid for a few years what can i do
I’ve been working as a machine operator and getting paid as a line spreader making the same pay as I did when I started almost 7 years ago
Asked on October 5, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, Arkansas
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
Your employer, not you, determines, what you are paid: if your employer was paying you as a line spreader or paying you the same thing you received 7 years ago, that is not legally underpayment--it is simply what they chose to pay you. It may be unfair, but it is legal: they are allowed to pay you the same rate for years, or to pay you less than a job typically earns. Based on what you have written, you do not appear to have a legal cause of action.
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