Examples of back pay in a Sentence
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In various filings, former employees from flight crew members to ground workers have complained they are owed various amounts of back pay.
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David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2025
His order also states they should be reverted to their former rank and receive full back pay, benefits, bonus payments or compensation.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2025
An anonymous operations team member at Avant Gardner also told the mag there has been internal talk of selling the company, adding that some employees haven’t received months’ worth of back pay and no one is getting holiday incentive wages.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 9 July 2025
On Tuesday, the City Council approved a new labor agreement for police, presenting it as the final offer while adding back pay.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 27 June 2025
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David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2025
His order also states they should be reverted to their former rank and receive full back pay, benefits, bonus payments or compensation.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2025
An anonymous operations team member at Avant Gardner also told the mag there has been internal talk of selling the company, adding that some employees haven’t received months’ worth of back pay and no one is getting holiday incentive wages.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 9 July 2025
On Tuesday, the City Council approved a new labor agreement for police, presenting it as the final offer while adding back pay.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 27 June 2025
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“Back pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20pay. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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