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Seeking counsel on wage claim matter

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John Adams

Junior Member
State: Wisconsin

In February of this year, I began work at a dental clinic. Though I began working without a written contract, my employer initially promised to pay me a salary of $12/hour. After three days of work, he then lowered my salary to $9.50/hour, claiming that he didn't have the werewithal to pay me at the originally promised rate. When I was eventually paid for these three days, I found that I was not paid $12/hour.

The following week, I worked for four more days at a rate of $9.50, keeping a personal record of my daily hours. Due to an unprofessional work environment wherein I faced regular harassment, I decided to resign. When I received my final paycheck, I noticed that I did not receive the amount I was owed. I attempted to contact my employer about this on numerous occasions and each time, he failed to return my call. When I appeared at my former workplace and wished to speak with him about this issue, he made himself unavailable. Today, I returned there and finally spoke with him about the matter, but he refused to acknowledge that I had a legitimate grievance, suggesting that I hire a lawyer if I wasn't satisfied. In spite of the fact that I resigned, he changed his formerly favorable disposition toward me, implying that I wasn't a competent employee and that the entire staff concurs with this. I am now seeking counsel as to how I should resolve this problem.
 


cbg

I'm a Northern Girl
I am absolutely not saying not to try. But I do want to caution you that I have been unable to find any record that Wisconsin law requires that you be notified in advance of your pay being lowered, or that notice is required at all. I suspect that at best you'd get the difference between $12 and $9.50 for the first three days. After that, you were on notice that your pay was now $9.50.
 

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