On March 9, 2007, I was given my annual evaluation that by the way was supposed to be done in December 2006. It was a very good evaluation and at the end of the meeting, I was promised by my manager that I would receive a $1.00 per hour pay raise that would be retro active back to January 2007. On March 15, 2007, I resigned my position giving the company a one week notice. My last day was March 23, 2007. I have not received my retro active pay. All the other employees' received their promised retro active pay increases on the March 30, 2007 check. I did get my last check on March 30, 2007. It did not include my promised retro active pay. I was an excellent employee. I did not wreck any files when I left. I left in good standings, or so I thought. There is no reason for this company to illegally withhold my promised earned wages. I spoke to the Controller, Ed Carroll, and was told that since I wasn't there when he turned in the paperwork to payroll that he was not going to pay someone who wasn't there any more. I could have stuck around and waited to get paid the money that was due to me, and then walked out on him, but no, I tried to do the right thing by giving him as much notice as I could, and worked diligently to make sure my desk was clear before I left, just to be screwed. He knows he is wrong. He needs to do the right thing and pay me the money promised that I earned fair and square. NCGS requires employer to pay promised wages.
Beth
Raleigh, North Carolina
U.S.A.