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n.The difference between the wages received for a period of work and retroactive higher wages granted by a court.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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back pay/rent/tax — Ⅰ. back pay/rent/tax, etc. ► pay, rent, tax, etc. that should have been paid or was expected at an earlier time: »Most of the back taxes due were for the years 2006 through 2008. Main Entry: ↑back Ⅱ. back pay UK US noun [U] MONEY ► income that… … Financial and business terms
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back pay award — A legally enforceable decree ordering an employer to pay to an employee retroactively a designated increase in his or her salary that occurred during a particular period of employment. A decision rendered by a judicial or quasi judicial body that … Law dictionary
back pay orders — Orders that employees be given their back pay, such being rendered in connection with the reinstatement of the employees. 31 Am J1st Lab § 309 … Ballentine's law dictionary
back pay — /ˈbæk peɪ/ (say bak pay) noun payment owed to an employee because of a retrospective increase in pay, or the like. Also, backpay …
