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LINDA CARTER

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GTE Wireless and Bell Atlantic merged in July,2001. We became VERIZON WIRELESS. Prior to the July merger I was not on a bonus Incentive program.

Shortly after the merger our Asso. Director attended our staff meeting with our supervisor to indicated good news, we would be paid a bonus incentive each year with the new company.

He indicated we would receive our first incentive pay out 2/2001 however it would be pro rated effective 7/2000. It was due to be paid on our 2/28/01 pay period.

On 2/22/00 our leadership along with H.R met with half my work group to indicate it had been a “mis communication” and we were NOT eligible for the incentive pay out on 2/28/01 but would be in 20002 , as this was NOT in writing.

During the merger, a lower pay band in our departed was elevated and the employees were given a promotion. In this department we are now all the same pay group and tittle with the new company merger.

Due to the fact this was a promotion for some of the employees they received a document indicating what their new salary would be and it indicated they would receive the bonus incentive in 2/2001. The other half of us were not promoted and receive no letters, only the verbal communication from our Aso.Director. One work group all reporting to the same department.

The H.R representative has indicated our only recourse is a compensation review board however the investigation has been completed and the decision has be made?

Do we have any legal recourse on a verbal agreement to pay incentive bonus or the fact we feel discriminated against with the fact we are one tittle, one department and
One salary band and only half of us are getting the bonus.

What about the fact they told us less than one week prior to the expected payout. This was of been approximately 10% of our salary. Many of us booked trips, refinanced our house and spent income we would not of if we had known we were not getting the incentive bonus.




 



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