What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? - Michigan
My question is regarding labor wages while working at American Axle & Manufacturing in the world headquarters division as a co-op. As it was, I was hired in at a sophomore level, being page at that sophomore wage. However, as time progressed, I became a junior and my wage was never changed to reflect that (which it should have). Now that I have been let go due to a slow down in work, they are telling me that they will not retroactively pay me at my correct wage for the full year that I should have been paid it. Their explanation behind doing so is that they said that "since it is the responsibility of the student to inform HR when his/her status changes, as such we do not pay retroactively if a student fails to inform HR of the status change." The thing that gets me however, is that in this message, they have stated that they adjusted my pay for the very last 2 week period that I worked. Now my question is, is there any legal action that I can take against such a company to be compensated for my missed wages? As it goes, I was never notified that I needed to change my status with HR by anyone in HR.
Thanks for all your help regarding this question.
My question is regarding labor wages while working at American Axle & Manufacturing in the world headquarters division as a co-op. As it was, I was hired in at a sophomore level, being page at that sophomore wage. However, as time progressed, I became a junior and my wage was never changed to reflect that (which it should have). Now that I have been let go due to a slow down in work, they are telling me that they will not retroactively pay me at my correct wage for the full year that I should have been paid it. Their explanation behind doing so is that they said that "since it is the responsibility of the student to inform HR when his/her status changes, as such we do not pay retroactively if a student fails to inform HR of the status change." The thing that gets me however, is that in this message, they have stated that they adjusted my pay for the very last 2 week period that I worked. Now my question is, is there any legal action that I can take against such a company to be compensated for my missed wages? As it goes, I was never notified that I needed to change my status with HR by anyone in HR.
Thanks for all your help regarding this question.