How to Use back pay in a Sentence

back pay

noun

• And Bowling Green comes in third, with 212 workers owed back pay.
  — Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 8 Jan. 2024
• Teacher trainees complain they are owed two months of back pay.
  — Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023
• The 17 plaintiffs suing the league and its teams are seeking back pay and other damages.
  — Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Aug. 2023
• The union said all the strikers returned to their jobs afterward with back pay and benefits.
  — Rio Yamat, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2023
• The union said all the strikers returned to their jobs afterward, with back pay and benefits.
  — Rio Yamat, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2023
• The ruling meant he was entitled to hundreds of thousands of dollars of back pay.
  — Hanna Krueger, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2023
• The judge directed the company to reinstate the worker and award back pay.
  — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2023
• Some subcontractors for the government could be out of work and would not receive back pay.
  — USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2024
• While the military would see back pay, that may not lessen the blow to many families living paycheck to paycheck.
  — Rachel Scott, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2023
• She is slated to receive an immediate 25% raise and a check for back pay that should be bigger than most.
  — Gabriel San Román, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2023
• All four have fought to get their jobs back, and as of August state regulators had ordered the city to reinstate two of them, with back pay.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2023
• Because the agreement covers the current school year, teachers will get a lump sum of back pay — to make their raise retroactive to the start of the year in August — in that May 26 paycheck, too.
  — Leslie Postal, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2023
• Bennett said this relief includes back pay he is owed for his time on the council and a mileage reimbursement.
  — Jason Fontelieu, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2023
• Bates will be reinstated with back pay, and is scheduled to work on Monday, Paradis said.
  — Matt Day, Fortune, 15 June 2023
• Hilton said the $3.3 million settlement, which would cover back pay and lawyer fees, is in the state’s financial interest.
  — James Barragan, Chron, 13 Mar. 2023
• Under a 2019 law, however, they're guaranteed to receive back pay once the shutdown is over.
  — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2023
• As for back pay , the American contract currently has a gap, with no back pay between January and April 2023.
  — Ted Reed, Forbes, 17 July 2023
• That’s on top of other lawsuits from landlords and more back pay issues in Arizona and Massachusetts.
  — Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 16 Aug. 2023
• 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.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
• Government subcontractors could also be out of work and would not receive back pay.
  — USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024
• An employer that violates the notice requirement may be liable for back pay for the number of days less than the 60-day requirement.
  — Kiera Feldman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2023
• On the other hand, contractors don't qualify for back pay and could immediately feel the impact of lost pay.
  — Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 13 Nov. 2023
• For eligible Disney workers, back pay will date to January 2019, when the law took effect.
  — Gabriel San Román, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2023
• The decision vacated the lower court’s ruling and send the matter back to the arbitrator to rethink how much back pay Goodwin should be awarded.
  — Steven Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2023
• Some, including members of the military, would work without pay and would receive back pay later on, after a new funding bill is passed and signed into law.
  — Marley Jay, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2023
• Federal workers such as air traffic controllers and those in the military would have been required to work without pay, even though most would have gotten back pay once the shutdown ended.
  — Robert Reich, CBS News, 1 Oct. 2023
• Oher requested an injunction on the family's use of his name and likeness in their business and foundation work, in addition to back pay for any money he may be owed.
  — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2023
• Bates will be reinstated with back pay per Amazon’s standard process, according to the company.
  — Clare Duffy, CNN, 15 June 2023
• An arbitrator ruled DaRosa was unjustly fired, and he was reinstated with back pay.
  — Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Mar. 2023
• Woodyard resigned from the department on Jan. 12 after reaching a back pay settlement.
  — David K. Li, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024