Legal Question in Business Law in Georgia

Since 02/12/2011 I have been under a "one year contract" for an employment agency. I have worked at the same location (A MFG CORP UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY) since. Within the employment agencie handbook I must acumulate 1800 hours (sans overtime and holiday pay) to earn an additional week's bonus pay. From 02/12/2011 to 12/31/2011 I accumulated 1835 hours. Howevfer, I was denied the additional week's pay because the pay period ended on 01/.01/2012. This threw 39.75 hours into 2012 from the calendar year of 2011 . Note: In the employee handbook it states that I must accumulate 1800 hours "within one calendar year" and makes no mention of "payroll accounting practices". Due to the final pay period falling on 01/01/2012, 39.75 hours were applied to 2012 thus making me shy 4.25 hours of receiving the bonus pay for 2011. The ambiguity appears to be: which has precedence, the Clearly stated policy within the handbook or the perfidious application of payroll accounting practices employed?


Asked on 2/06/12, 5:56 pm

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Glen Ashman Ashman Law Office also dba Glen Ashman Attorney

Neither. The actual contract controls.

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Answered on 2/06/12, 6:36 pm


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