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Paid a different wage.
I’ve been working with this company for 2 months. I do not have a written contract but a co-worker was present when I discussed my wage with my manager. It was verbally agreed upon that I would make 15 an hour. It has been 4 pay periods and I just now got my first actual pay stub and it says I’m only making 14. I assumed that I was either getting the taxes taken out of my personal checks I was receiving. I’m planning on talking to my manager next time I go in but I was wondering what my rights were since the internet seems to be all over the place
on this type of situation.
Asked on February 8, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, California
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
Only a written employment contract, not an oral (that is the correct term, not "verbal") discussion guarantees you a certain wage or salary. Without a written contract, since employment is "employment at will," the employer may set your wage at whatever he wants--that is, your pay is up to the employer. The employer may renege on an oral promise, since such are not binding.
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