Is it legal for my employer to give me a pay cut without notice?
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Is it legal for my employer to give me a pay cut without notice?
I was hired onto my job with a set pay. I worked 3 months and received that pay. On the fourth month my employer asked me to transfer 50 miles away. I agreed. After I moved and received my next check I found out that he took $1.50 an hour away from my original pay. When I asked about the pay cut he said that there was a pay difference between the 2 jobs. I was never informed of this. Is it true that I should have written notice?
Asked on August 20, 2011 Missouri
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Most states require written notice from an employer to an employee of any pay reduction with a specified time period given for the pay reduction to become effective. For your employer to hire you at a set rate of pay for a certain scope of work, then request you to transfer fifty miles away, which you agreed resulting in the move and then to find out you are receiving $1.50 less per hour is not right.
You relied to your detriment for a $1.50 per hour pay reduction and were not advised about this ahead of time. You were required to have received written notice before all of this happened. You should go to the nearest labor department and speak with one of its representatives about what has happened and a possible complaint against your employer.
Good luck.
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