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Johnny4Life

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Hello fellow Redmen posters.

I'm a St. John's grad from 2001 and have been working in financial services since graduating. I currently had some issues with my most recent employer over compensation and looking to hire an attorney to represent me. I've spoken to some. Most tell me that I have a case. However, none of these attorney's stood out to me. I was hoping to see if anyone could point me in the right direction.

Thanks.
 
[quote="Johnny4Life" post=291343]Hello fellow Redmen posters.

I'm a St. John's grad from 2001 and have been working in financial services since graduating. I currently had some issues with my most recent employer over compensation and looking to hire an attorney to represent me. I've spoken to some. Most tell me that I have a case. However, none of these attorney's stood out to me. I was hoping to see if anyone could point me in the right direction.

Thanks.[/quote] PM Mkras to see if he can point you in the right direction. Just dont sue me :)
 
Without knowing particulars, unless your employer is somehow discriminating against you in undercompensating you based on age, gender, race, or something else, you may have a hard time proving bias.

You may also consider that it may be far easier to leave for a better paying job than burn a bridge that hurts future employment opportunities.

Again, if there is a real bias, or if your employer is violating labor laws, you may have a real case. If you are simply underpaid, it may just be a case of your employer subjectively assessing your value below what you believe it's worth.

Sorry for the input that you didn't ask for, but involving an attorney will almost certainly hurt you if you want long term prospects at your current position - unless of course there is a violation of labor laws at play here. Even then, you may pay a price even if successful, especially if your profession is in a small, well connected community. No one wants to hire someone who sued their former employer, because no one wants that headache from a prospective hire.

The lawyers here may feel differently and I respect that, but as such would just offer you food for thought and not advice .
 
I respect the opinion. However, my issues pertain to both a written contract that he violated as well as labor laws.

Due to the small community you mentioned, it’s come to my attention (Unfortunately, after working there) that he’s pulled the same issues before and have settled with others.
 
[quote="Johnny4Life" post=291461]I respect the opinion. However, my issues pertain to both a written contract that he violated as well as labor laws.

Due to the small community you mentioned, it’s come to my attention (Unfortunately, after working there) that he’s pulled the same issues before and have settled with others.[/quote]

Good luck. Sounds like you have a reasonable claim, especially since he's violated your employment agreement. As pointed out an attorney can help you determine what you may be entitled to. It may be as simple as your company ceasing a practice, or providing adequate work space. It could also be that you are entitled to overtime pay for working more than 40 hours in a week (depending on statutes), or some other form of monetary compensation if there is a violation of labor law. Government has really clamped down on who is eligible as exempt or non-exempt employees.

I'd also caution you about how you approach HR, if your company is large enough to have HR. HR is really an arm of management, and while they will adhere to all labor laws, complaining about non policy things may get back to your supervisor.

Just be careful not to verbalize your issues to other people. In a small community, you can win and still lose.
 
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