Common use of Claims for Back Wages Clause in Contracts

Claims for Back Wages. All claims for back wages shall be limited to the amount of wages that the employee would otherwise have earned, less any unemployment or other compensation that he/she may have received from any source during the period of the back pay. No decision in any one grievance shall require a retroactive wage adjustment in any other grievance, unless such grievance has been designated as a representative grievance by mutual written agreement by the parties.

Claims for Back Wages. All claims for back wages shall be limited to the amount of wages that the employee would otherwise have earned, less any unemployment or other compensation that he/she may have received from any source during the period of the back pay. The Employer shall not be required to pay back wages prior to the date a written grievance is filed. No decision in any one grievance shall require a retroactive wage adjustment in any other grievance, unless such grievance has been designated as a representative grievance by mutual written agreement by the parties.