<prompt> Human: m 18 years old and ive worked at a restaurant for over a year now. i started in July 2016 as a host seating people, bussing tables, etc.. I was then asked to work in the kitchen because they were short staffed. As a host my wage was 7.50hr and kitchen wage is 9.00hr. My old boss was a lazy prick who lied left and right about doing shit around the restaurant and never told me I was going to get a raise by moving to the kitchen. So since about February ive been working 4-5 shifts a week, closing during the week while i was in school, not getting home till 1 am. And the whole time ive been making 7.50hr. We start off paying kitchen people 9.00hr like thats required. And recently ive trained people in the kitchen who have had virtually no kitchen experience and they are making more than me! i found out Yesterday when one of my managers came up to me and told me. I had forgotten to clock out the night before and when she went to adjust my hours that morning she saw that my pay rate was 7.50. She immediately changed it to 9.00 because my old boss who got fired a month ago told her months ago that he was going to give me the raise to kitchen pay but never did. I talked to my parents about it last night and they said something about back pay. So I would like to know if they legally have to pay me for the hours that i shouldve had 9.00hr or if i get anything out of this other than my next check. Any advice would be appreciated.  <response>: Uh, no.Youre not under a contract are you? I doubt it if youre making an hourly wage that low. They didnt legally have to give you a raise.Look, Im not trying to be an asshole. But America has shit rights to employees. And you only have the right to make minimum wage. You dont have the right to make more than that.Unless you can prove lower pay was due to race, gender, religion, ect. Then you are not legally entitled to any form of compensation beyond minimum wage. 