Jaclynweist
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Utah
my husband was getting shift differential for working graveyards. When he went to days, they allowed him to keep the differential since they were also giving him a promotion. At the beginning of this year, the company got a new system that told them how to add on the differential. After 2 paychecks he noticed that he was getting the differential twice so he approached his boss, along with two other coworkers with the same issue. He told them it was fine because that's what the handbook said to do. Several other times during this year my husband and coworkers mentioned it again and was told the same thing. Around the middle of this month they were informed that payroll had just noticed that they were getting two differentials and they owed them back over $14,000 each. Along with that they were stripped of both differentials AND overtime. His boss who had okayed everything, denies having done so and even threatened to knock down their review scores. They were told IF they paid the money back, they could change their shift to get a differential but with no overtime - even if their job required them to stay in later than their shift required. Now they're starting to deduct money from their pay check. From everything I've read, they're not allowed retaliation or to deduct payment without written permission. Is there anything my husband and two coworkers can do?
my husband was getting shift differential for working graveyards. When he went to days, they allowed him to keep the differential since they were also giving him a promotion. At the beginning of this year, the company got a new system that told them how to add on the differential. After 2 paychecks he noticed that he was getting the differential twice so he approached his boss, along with two other coworkers with the same issue. He told them it was fine because that's what the handbook said to do. Several other times during this year my husband and coworkers mentioned it again and was told the same thing. Around the middle of this month they were informed that payroll had just noticed that they were getting two differentials and they owed them back over $14,000 each. Along with that they were stripped of both differentials AND overtime. His boss who had okayed everything, denies having done so and even threatened to knock down their review scores. They were told IF they paid the money back, they could change their shift to get a differential but with no overtime - even if their job required them to stay in later than their shift required. Now they're starting to deduct money from their pay check. From everything I've read, they're not allowed retaliation or to deduct payment without written permission. Is there anything my husband and two coworkers can do?