Originally Posted by HighFlight

Think of it this way... you have to work before you get paid. So the 1st is payment for 37.5 (or less if you are just starting) hours that you worked the two weeks prior.

The 16th payment is for the 37.5 hours you worked from the 1st to the 15th, plus anything from the previous month that was over guarantee.

I believe (someone feel free to correct any errors) that our 1 Jan check will cover Dec 15-31 at the old rates. But the 16th check will have to cover both the new rates (1 Jan - 15 Jan 37.5 @ newrate), plus all of December at the old rates. We won’t see a “pure” new rate paycheck until 1 Feb.