Massachusetts Pay Issue

[jb1276]

In MA is it legal to reduce your hourly pay in a commison based job without notification?

 

[seniorjudge]

In MA is it legal to reduce your hourly pay in a commison based job without notification?

How can you have hourly pay in a commission-based job?

 

[jb1276]

i get an hourly base pay plus commison. i sell electronics at sears. i used to get 7.00 hr plus different % based on the different things i sold that week. but they started giving me 6.00 but didn't tell me i found out on my pay check

 

[pattytx]

No, Massachusetts law requires that you be notified of a decrease in pay before the hours are worked at the new rate. You can file a claim with the state Attorney General's office, which serves the function of the Dept. of Labor in MA.

 

[jb1276]

ok thanks i'll call the attorney general and double check

 

[pattytx]

OK, you can double check, but I didn't say "I think".