Is it legal for an employer to enact new policy without notification to employees?
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Is it legal for an employer to enact new policy without notification to employees?
We already do not get paid sick pay, but now if we call in sick and come back to work without a doctor’s excuse, they lower our pay for the entire week to minimum wage. So if I work all week and miss Friday the whole past worked week my wages are lowered. We have a clock in and out system and they change our time to lower our hours. Is that legal?
Asked on November 6, 2015 under Employment Labor Law, Georgia
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
Yes, they can enact a new policy without prior notification to employees.
They cannot retroactively lower pay, but they can do going forward. So say you work Mon. and Tues; miss Wed., then work Thur. and Fri. You'd have to get your regular pay for Monday and Tuesday, since you did that work before missing Wed., but they could, when you come in Thurs, say that you will work Thurs and Friday at minimum wage because you missed Wed.
They cannot your hours: that is against the labor laws, such as the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
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