Bait & switch?

[vortex19464]

I was hired by an environmental services company in Pennsylvania 3 months ago as a driver. In the inital interview, I was told I would be paid $10 an hour for the first 30 days "to make sure you work out", and $12 per hour after that. 30 days came and went, and apparently I "worked out", but only received $11 an hour. I was told that the $12 didn't kick in until 90 days had passed (by the same person I interviewed with). While I grumbled about this, I liked the job so I decided to bite the bullet and wait out the 90 days. Well, 90 days has passed me by and guess what... no bump to $12. The person who basically scammed me (the interviewer) still works for the company, but in a "different capacity" whatever the hell that means. My current supervisor is telling me that they won't pony up the extra dollar. I don't really want to leave the job, because I do like it, but I'm also very upset about the lies. Unfortunately, I got none of this in writing. Do I have any legal recourse or am I screwed?

[cbg]

It may be unfair, but unless you had a contract that guaranteed the increase it is not illegal.

[vortex19464]

Originally Posted by cbg

It may be unfair, but unless you had a contract that guaranteed the increase it is not illegal.

Isn't the verbal offer considered a contract?

[cbg]

You are free to discuss it with a local attorney if you choose, but it is very, very rare that such a conversation will reach the level of a contract. If the manager who made that promise was not authorized to do so, the company is not bound to honor it.