I was promoted to the rank of Corporal in my previous Police deapartment, my deaprtment never gave me a pay raise but I assumed the responsibilities. Their reason was that ‘it is not in the budget’, but every office after me got a higher annual salary
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I was promoted to the rank of Corporal in my previous Police deapartment, my deaprtment never gave me a pay raise but I assumed the responsibilities. Their reason was that ‘it is not in the budget’, but every office after me got a higher annual salary
Promoted, not compensated.
Asked on November 6, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, South Carolina
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
Unless your treatment constituted some form of legally actionable discrimination (i.e. was due to your race, religion, disability, nationality, gender, age, etc.) or it violated the terms of a union/employment contract, it was legal. The fact is that not all workers need be treated the same or even fairly. Bottom line, most employers can set the conditions of the workplace much as they see fit. This includes who to and when to give a raise.
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