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Can my pay be taken away?
I currently live in Baltimore Maryland and work for Lowe’s Home Improvement. My current pay rate is 23/hr. I am moving November 1st to Hebron Maryland which is about 2 hours away. I will still be working for Lowe’s, however, they are paying me 5 less/hr and I’m still in a Manager’s position. They said that it’s because of cost living. Easton, where I’ll be working is a wealthy area. I just feel like this is not right as a tenured employee of the company 6 years.
Best regards,
Shaun Seifert
Asked on October 26, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, Maryland
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
It's not right, but it regretably is legal unless you have a written employment contract guarantying or locking in your pay. The problem is, without a contract, you are an "employee at will." While most people focus on the fact that being an employee at will means you can be terminated at any time, it also means that the employer has total control over your job, pay, and benefits, and can change or reduce your wages at any time, for any reason, even frankly assinine ones.
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