In Part 1, stated that my wages were withheld.
This is what that looked like.
In 2014, I received quarterly compensation reports from my employer.
Each report included a section labeled “Compensation Summary.”
Within that section, there was a line item labeled “Performance Standards Adjustment.”
Below is the exact line from one of those reports:
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Quarter Ending September 30, 2014
In that quarter, the adjustment was:
3.3% of compensation, or $769.21
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Quarter Ending December 31, 2014
In the following quarter, the same adjustment appears again and increased to:
8.5% of compensation, or $1,938.92
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How the Percentage Was Determined
Below is the chart used to determine the percentage. The highlighted portion shows the adjustment.
The percentage shown above (3.3% and 8.5%) came directly from these charts.
These charts compare actual revenue production or service to internally defined standards.
My earnings were reduced by a percentage based on internal performance targets.
The lower the performance relative to those targets, the higher the percentage reduction.
The resulting percentage was then applied within the compensation calculation.
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How It Functioned
This adjustment:
Was applied as a percentage of compensation
Appeared directly within the compensation calculation
Reduced the amount paid
The higher the percentage, the less I was paid.
It was not presented as:
an expense
a reimbursement
or a separate charge
In practical terms, this wasn’t just a missed bonus. It was a retroactive clawback of earned wages based on internal metrics that changed quarter to quarter.
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This is the mechanism I am referring to when I say my wages were withheld.
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In Part 3, I will walk through what happened after this—when this issue turned into a legal claim.
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