<prompt> Human: I hope this is an ok place to post this, but hopefully this question is relevant enough. I worked as a shift manager at a locally-owned food chain previously. I was there for about 3 and a half years, being paid 10.50 upon quitting. The owners also owned another restaurant in the university town that I moved to for school, and I applied. I requested my old hourly rate on my application the management is unique to each location, so I had to get hired on and couldnt just be transferred in. I was interviewed for a driver position not as a shift manager, hired, and have worked there since late september getting paid the rate I requested. Friday I received my paycheck that had an hourly rate of 9.75, and I had received no actual notification of my pay cut. Which means they were paying me less than I thought I was earning, which seems wrong to me. Am I eligible for the back pay of what I thought I was being compensated? I want to request it but I want to approach the situation with some knowledge about my rights. I know the job Im currently doing is considered a lower position, though Ive yet to actually be given any reason for this, just simply seen the difference on my pay stub. EDIT: This is in Washington state, btw.  <response>: Before you make a big deal out of what sounds like a legitimate mistake, go to your manager. It very may be exactly that - a mistake. Something could have gotten entered wrong when the payroll was done.I see this all the time with my clients, especially when they use a payroll company. Depending on the number of employees, they may call it in, they may fill out the information online, or they may send a spreadsheet. There are a lot of places for errors to occur, and they happen more often than people realize. 