Q: I signed a paper in November saying I was getting a dollar raise I have not received my raise yet.
I signed a paper saying I was getting a dollar raise back in November, we are now in January and I have not received my raise on my paychecks. My pay stubs still say the same amount. I have talked to my boss more than one time about this and was told the bookkeeper was going to fix this but has not yet. I feel like this is not right and I don't feel like I should even be working until I get paid the money that is owed from that raise. What should I do?
A: Other than quitting, or bugging them, they really is not much you can do until you are no longer employed there. Once you leave, assuming they do not fix it, then you have some options that will get you the back wages and likely penalties as well.
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