<prompt> Human: Ive been at my company for 3 years. I had not gotten a yearly raise the entire time. It came to a point where I was fed up so I went to HR to ask why. I had asked my manager for weeks but could not get a response. HR said they would take care of it. It took 2 weeks but I checked my pay stub today to see I got a 2 pay bump, from 15 to 17hr. Thats 4.3. Ive been told the max is USUALLY 3.I am an hourly employee, so I did the math from my paystub. The total gross pay only shows the total hours the hourly rate i.e. 17 x 40hours. No addition from retro pay that I can see. According to my calculations, I was given 4.3 raise. I dont understand. Did they factor in the retroactive so they bumped it up to 4.3 THIS time instead of the regular 3? Did they do this instead of giving me retroactive pay? Arent I still owed a different check for 3 years of retroactive pay even if they gave me the yearly raise? What is my course of action now?  <response>: Between OPs math and his feeling of him being entitled to 3 years of retroactive pay, I can see why it took so long to get a raise. 