Can an employer change your rate of pay with out warning?
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Can an employer change your rate of pay with out warning?
I was offered a pay rate amount of $13.92 in writing. I have been paid the amount $13.92 from day one of my hiring. All of a sudden my pay rate has changed to $10.19 without any warning or explanation. So I went to the compensation department and the only explanation they had, they not sure why it was changed and it is under investigation, is that possibly the wrong pay code was entered. They have yet changed it back to $13.92 which is what I was offered. It is still at $10.19. Can They do this because if they had offered me $10.19, I would not have accepted the job.
Asked on December 3, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, Tennessee
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
Do you have an employment contract or union agreement that guarantees your pay rate at $13.92 per hour? Is your not getting your previous wage the result of some form of legally actionable discrimination? If not, then as an "at will" worker your company can set the conditions of employment much as it sees fit. This includes how much to pay an employee. At this point you can hope the reduction is just an error that will be recified. If not, then you can either accept your lower rate, continue to complain but risk termination, or quit.
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