Legal Question in Employment Law in Pennsylvania

Re: Teaching

It depends. If you are saying that your wages were "EARNED", then you have a right to compensation. If you were to bring a claim, then the other teachers would have to be called as witnesses to substantiate the claim that the retroactive pay was earned, and not discretionary. What was the reason given for not giving you the back pay?

Re: Teaching

You asked about retroactive pay differentiation.

The Supreme Court recently came out with an opinion that may effectively terminate employee's claims to back pay issues unless such claims are brought within the statute of limitations from the original infraction.

In this case the differentiation may or may not have been discriminatory. Instead of seeking back pay you should instead try to negotiate a promotion to get placed a step or two ahead so that you receive compensatory compensation going forward. Over a period of time you will exceed the foregone income though which probably will not consider the compound effect. But niether will you have the legal fees or stress associated with a long drawn out legal battle. And the employer gets to reap the benefits over time. Best bet is to go over the head of the person who denied you back pay and go to a more senior budget responsible official.

I would be happy to help with issue.

Regards,

Roger