<prompt> Human: Ive been working this state government job for 2 years and I make 55k. My boss gave me a salary increase, due to take effect August 1st of this year, to 60k.Yesterday, I received an email from the state that they are giving everyone who has been employed for X amount of a time a permanent 2.5 salary increase out of loyalty to the company, effective immediately.I qualify for this raise, and it will be applied to a single paycheck in July. However, it is applied to my old salary of 55k. It is not applied to my new 60k salary. I am feeling somewhat cheated. What once was a 5k raise is suddenly substantially less. This state-wide raise everyone is so happy about basically gets deleted for me once August 1st shows up. Do I have a leg to stand on here? Is there any way I have a right to have my 2.5 increase apply to my 60k salary and not my 55k?  <response>: No, you dont have a leg to stand on.You can go to your boss and request that the 2.5 be applied to your new salary, but they are under no obligation to do so.Youre still coming out ahead 3,625 