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On Obtaining Appropriate Compensation...

Posted by Cliff on from the getting-paid-(close-to-)what-you're-worth dept.

wpc4 asks: "I've been working at my current place of employment in California for going on 2.5 years. I work for a rather big HMO providing IT support for over 2000 users. In my time there I have had no negative feedback, I am the "go to" for the department, I have improved our service area's image to other IT departments in our organization, had one promotion, and so forth. I am currently making over $5k less than the minimum for my title, while some new employees just got hired with the same title and lesser skills as myself and were hired on at over 30% more than I make, yet I have 2.5 years of seniority. Since I'm not union I don't appear to have any way of trying to get myself compensated appropriately, is there anything in the California labor laws that I can pull into play? Any suggestions at all before I look for other employment?"

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  1. Insert Subject Here, Suckapunks by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    sorry to troll... but it sounds like another person has come to nerd heaven for law advice... if you are getting paid a significant amount less you are probably doing something wrong... maybe you don't have a degree that others have? even gender bias may be to blame...

  2. BUSH = AN ECONOMY OF FAILURE by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll


    Jobless Benefit Rolls Hit 20-Year High
    Thu July 10, 2003 06:03 PM ET
    By Tim Ahmann

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans claiming jobless benefits late last month hit its highest in more than 20 years, the government said on Thursday in a report underscoring persistent weakness in U.S. labor markets.

    The number of idled workers on the benefit rolls jumped by 87,000 in the week ended June 28 to 3.82 million, the highest level since Feb. 1983, the Labor Department said.

    It also said first-time claims for unemployment insurance rose by 5,000 to a seasonally adjusted 439,000 last week from 434,000 a week earlier, surprising economists on Wall Street who had expected claims to edge down a bit.
  3. BLOW by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll



    Blow the big man's little wee-wee.

    Make it go jizzy-jizzy all into your little mouth!

    It will be cute, and will get you the raise.

    I can just hear the boss farting now, when he blows his little white satin.