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Im have been working for a employer for five
years and for the past 2-3 years been getting
paid 15/hr and someone who gets hired on
today or tomorrow gets paid the same so what
can I do
Asked on February 15, 2019 under Employment Labor Law, Pennsylvania
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
The fact is that a worker does not have an automatic right to an increase in payunless such a right is given under the terms of an employment contract or union agreement. Accordingly, you have no claim here. This is true even if new workers are starting at the same compensation rate that you are being paid after 5 years. The fact is that a business can set the conditions of the workplace much as it sees fit, absent some form of legally actionable discrimnation (which you did not indicate to be the case in your situation).
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