My boss gave me a raise and has failed to produce one.its been 4 months and I saw a portion but not the agreed

Question

He offered me 300 dollars more per month in april and never gave it to me until July 1, and when he did give me raise it was half of what we agreed upon. He gave me 150 of it. Do verbal agreement stand up in court? What can i do to get my money that is owed to me

Answer 1

Raichasa is not right in this case.

Verbal agreements are substantial claims that can be held up in court. Only thing is, you would have to prove it. And if it is simply your word against his, you will likely lose.

And it would cost you money to do this, A LOT of money for lawyers. So, you must ask yourself if the few hundred dollars you lost is worth it to pay at least 2-3k for lawyers to fight the case for you.

My suggestion is to ask the boss directly for it. If he gives you a sincere, reasonable answer as to why your raise was not given, give him another chance. If he avoids the issue or gets in your face about it, quit.

Answer 2

What agreement?  He offered to pay you more.  What did you agree to do that you weren't already doing?

Unless you gave him something new in return, there is no contract that will stand up in court.

EDIT - nope, not wrong.

To be enforceable, a contract (either written or verbal) must have "consideration" flowing both ways.  For example, if boss promised a raise and employee agreed to perform additional duties on top of what he was already doing, that is an enforceable agreement supported by "consideration".

Sometimes, there is no "consideration" but the boss' promise might still be enforced in court based on "promissory estoppel".  Under this theory, if the employee had relied on the promise and made some changes based on the promise, then he may be able to enforce the promise.  For example, if the employee went out and bought a new car with a $300 a month payment, based on the boss' promise, he may be able to enforce the promise--if he can prove that it was made.

But if employee did not provide new consideration to boss and did not "detrimentally rely" on the promise, he is out of gas.

Answer 3

Unless it is written on a contract he is not obligated to give you the raise.

Certain financial situations couldve came up preventing the raise.

You have no legal recourse.

Answer 4

If you took it to court, it could just end up being your word against his.

You would need something in writing.  Even an email can be considered official company documents if you have that.

Answer 5

Surprisingly, a verbal agreement can stand up in court.

If the boss agreed to pay a raise and failed to do so, yet made steps toward paying, he has broken a verbal contract.

However, it will cost you to file a claim in a small claims court.

If you do not have the proper proof, you will lose. You have to prove that he owes you the money.

Your best bet here, is to ask him.

Perhaps he had forgotten the original agreement?

Perhaps,if it's a small business, a financial crisis had arisen?

Simply try to find out what went wrong.

Act with diplomacy first. It shows that you are a responsible and mature adult.

If that fails, rather than let him take advantage of your generosity, give him your two weeks notice.

If it still galls you, take him to small claims.

Good luck!

Answer 6

then quit and get a new job

An employer can change your wages anytime they want up or down.