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Bethany

Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Michigan

I worked for a local government entity. When I got a promotion, it was decided without my knowledge or the knowledge of my direct supervisor (it was decided by the county clerk) that my hire date would change to the date of my promotion. The result is that when my original hire date anniversary arrived, I was denied my standard annual step raise.
Months later, I have resigned from the County. I am upset because I was never given my standard step raise at my anniversary date, and was also denied payment of any accrued vacation pay at the time of my resignation.

The minutes of the board meeting during which my promotion was discussed contain no mention of moving my original hire date to the date of the promotion. I need to know if what was done to me is illegal and what, if anything, I can do to recover the wages and vacation pay that I feel are owed to me.
 


cbg

I'm a Northern Girl
Barring a legally binding contract or CBA that specifically says otherwise, the ONLY time you are due an wage increase under the law is if minimum wage is raised by the appropriate legislative body and your current wage is under the new minimum.

Michigan law does not require the payout of unused vacation unless specifically provided for by company policy.

Therefore, you were not due either vacation or a wage increase under the law no matter how much you may have thought they were due.
 

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