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11-29-2008, 08:57 PM
| | Junior Member | | Join Date: Nov 2008
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| | | salary reduction
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Massachuetts
Can a employer give you a higher hrly rate for 1 1/2 months and then drop it at any time? I was making 14.93 hrly and then dropped to 10.00/hrly. I was moved from one building to another, doing the same job, keeping the same job title, but just lesser money. My new boss says he can change my salary any time he wants. Can I do anything about this? |
11-30-2008, 09:31 AM
| | Senior Member | | Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Massachusetts
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| | | You can find a job where the employer is more reasonable.
As long as he gives you notice of the reduction before you work any hours at the lower rate and does not drop you below $8 (which is minimum wage in MA) your employer is, to all intents and purposes, correct.
This assumes that you do not have a legally binding and enforceable contract or CBA that guarantees your wage will not drop below the higher rate. (Hint - an offer letter is not a contract.) | |
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