back pay
Delayed salary owed
Back pay is wages owed for work already performed but not yet paid.
It typically arises from payroll errors, contract disputes, or legal judgments: The court awarded her two years of back pay.
Employees may also receive back pay after a delayed raise is applied retroactively.
Overdue financial obligations
- wagesPayment for work
- salaryFixed periodic employment payment
- earningsMoney gained from work
- remunerationPayment for work done
settlement · reimbursement · payout · disbursement · paycheck · entitlement · dues · recoupment
Not yet compensated
- overduePast expected arrival
- outstandingExceptionally good or unpaid
- deferredSet aside until later
- accruedGradually accumulated
accumulated · withheld · delayed · pending · retroactive · backdated · uncollected · owing
Staff wages collectively
- overtimeWork beyond scheduled hours
- benefitsGains or helpful effects
- bonusReward beyond expectation
- severanceTermination pay or disconnection
termination · reinstatement · seniority · contract · union · grievance · arbitration · collective bargaining
Civil court proceeding
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- verdictOfficial court decision
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
litigation · tribunal · adjudication · court · remedy · plaintiff · defendant · attorney
arrears
Overdue financial obligations
remuneration · settlement · reimbursement · payout · disbursement · paycheck · entitlement · dues · recoupment · refund
unpaid
Not yet compensated
- overduePast expected arrival
- outstandingExceptionally good or unpaid
- deferredSet aside until later
accrued · accumulated · withheld · delayed · pending · retroactive · backdated · uncollected · owing · due
payroll
Staff wages collectively
severance · termination · reinstatement · seniority · contract · union · grievance · arbitration · collective bargaining · employer
lawsuit
Civil court proceeding
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- verdictOfficial court decision
settlement · litigation · tribunal · adjudication · court · remedy · plaintiff · defendant · attorney · grievance
- ageismageism, age discrimination, elder abuse, elder neglect, adultism
- discrimination lawsuitsemployment discrimination, age discrimination, gender discrimination, disability discrimination, sexual harassment
- federal employmentfederal jobs, federal employees, federal workers, federal workforce, government workers
- Payroll Problemsbounced check, miscalculation, payroll fraud, wage theft, final paycheck
- disability benefitsdisability benefits, disability pension, disability allowance, VA disability, VA benefits
- unemploymentunemployment, unemployed, jobless, joblessness, unemployment rate
back payadvance
Move or progress forward
front money · signing bonus · prepayment · retainer · advance payment
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