Can a company not raise your pay for a title that is suppose to have a pay increase?

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Can a company not raise your pay for a title that is suppose to have a pay increase?

I work at hospital. The unit I was working on closed 4 months ago. They offered positions within the hospital and the position I am currently in is supposed to come with a 30-40% increase. as any new employee would be entitled to. My employer has stated they will not give the increase to any of the transferred employees.

Asked on February 10, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Illinois

Answers:

M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 7 years ago | Contributor

Does this action violate the terms of a union agreement or employment contract? If not, then you have no claim. In an "at will" employment relationship, an employer can set the conditions of work much as it sees fit, absent some form of legally actionable discrimination. And treating some employees less favorably than others (i.e. differing pay rates) is lnot against the law unless it is based on their race, religion, age (over 40), disability, national origin, etc., however that is not the case here.


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