Examples of back pay in a Sentence
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Before Esposito could rule, Robb settled the cases against the franchisees by ordering back pay for the workers who were fired or had their hours cut.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
Should SpaceX be found in violation of labor laws, damages typically aren’t high in these kinds of cases: Employees are usually entitled to back pay as well as reinstatement if the NLRB wins its case.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 5 Mar. 2024
Many federal contractors such as janitors and security guards will be laid off too, without the promise of back pay.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2023
Findings Three years later, the National Labor Relations Board has ordered Home Depot to rehire Morales and give them back pay.
—Olivia Lloyd, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2024
In a rare move, the Department of Justice agreed to rehire him as a special agent, provide some back pay, cover his legal expenses and restore his eligibility for a pension.
—Ernesto Londoño, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2024
Teacher trainees complain they are owed two months of back pay.
—Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023
Government subcontractors could also be out of work and would not receive back pay.
—USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024
Some subcontractors for the government could be out of work and would not receive back pay.
—USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2024
Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
Should SpaceX be found in violation of labor laws, damages typically aren’t high in these kinds of cases: Employees are usually entitled to back pay as well as reinstatement if the NLRB wins its case.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 5 Mar. 2024
Many federal contractors such as janitors and security guards will be laid off too, without the promise of back pay.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2023
Findings Three years later, the National Labor Relations Board has ordered Home Depot to rehire Morales and give them back pay.
—Olivia Lloyd, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2024
In a rare move, the Department of Justice agreed to rehire him as a special agent, provide some back pay, cover his legal expenses and restore his eligibility for a pension.
—Ernesto Londoño, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2024
Teacher trainees complain they are owed two months of back pay.
—Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023
Government subcontractors could also be out of work and would not receive back pay.
—USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024
Some subcontractors for the government could be out of work and would not receive back pay.
—USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2024
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“Back pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20pay. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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