Can an employer cut an employee’s wages?
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Can an employer cut an employee’s wages?
If you are hired to work at $17 per hour and you work for a year at this rate and then you give 2 weeks notice and your last pay check the employer only pays you $8 per hour, without telling you this will happen, is this legal?
Asked on October 5, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, Florida
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
A pay cut is legal (unless it violates the terms of an employment contract or union agreement) if it is for work not yet performed; a pay cut cannot be implemented retoactively. Accordingly, in a situation such as yours, you can either file in small claims court (as you have already been advised) or file a claim with your state's department of labor, however that can take time.
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