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jollyjeff
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 Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 8:48 pm Post subject: Double work, Same pay |
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I'm am in Maryland U.S.A. and I work for the Maryland State Government. I recently learned that there are people doing my job in other parts of the state who have half the workload I do, yet get the same pay and benefits. I have filed a grievance which is going to go nowhere. They claim they don't have enough money to hire more staff in Baltimore City where I work. What can I do?
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ank06
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If the summ you are expecting is legally set on paper, you might as well force them to give you a decent salary for the work you do. For example, in my country, there is something called "minimum guaranteed" when it comes to salary and by no means is a company to offer you less than what is stipulated by law.
Also....there are some salary ranges specific to certain jobs, also stipulated by law . An accountant is not to be given less than 75k a year (just an example). There is also the pay per hour way of calculating your salary. And if you work more, you should get more, right? |
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Katja144
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Unfortunately in the U.S. there are no wage laws other than minimum wage. A good example is me...I'm an administrative assistant. I make a bit over $9/hr ($19,000/yr). I've seen openings for administrative assistants to make $6/hr. I've seen openings for administrative assistants to make over $30,000/yr. One's pay depends on where one works, and there's no rate required by law for any specific job. Technically one could be president of a company and make minimum wage, or a janitor and make $300,000/yr.
I wish I had an answer for you, Jeff...I'm not sure there's anything illegal about what they're doing, unfortunately. Here's a forum where you can get advice on labor laws: http://www.laborlawtalk.com/index.php? |
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