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 lawsuit sought back pay for athletes, as well as a cut of future broadcast revenues.
  — Bruce Haring, Deadline, 26 July 2024
• 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.
  — Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024
• 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
• Officials aren't sure how long the process could take, or whether those who qualify will be eligible for back pay.
  — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 26 June 2024
• 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
• Those working without pay will likely receive back pay.
  — Sara Dorn, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
• That’s on top of other lawsuits from landlords and more back pay issues in Arizona and Massachusetts.
  — Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 16 Aug. 2023
• The complaint also asks the court to require Paul to hire a third-party accountant to identify accurate back pay wages.
  — Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 11 July 2024
• 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

Last Updated: 21 Dec 2024