Is it legal for an employer to have you do 2 jobs at the rate of the first job you were hired for when other employees doing the 1 job get paid more than you? .
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Is it legal for an employer to have you do 2 jobs at the rate of the first job you were hired for when other employees doing the 1 job get paid more than you? .
Then when you ask them about it, they go to HR to “redefine” your job description to include all of the additional duties? Is there something I can do before they do this? Seems to me there is no laws to protect employees from mistreatment in any fashion other than sexual, race, age discrimination. And even that is starting to change with the questions being asked before you even submitt an application.
Asked on August 1, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, South Carolina
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SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
As a general matter, the law allows an employer to pay employees doing the same job differently--the employer is not required to pay all employees doing the same job the same amount, for example. As you seem to be aware, certain kinds of discrimination--such as on the basis of race, religion, sex, age over 40, or disability--are prohibited; but other than that, employers may pay other employees more than you for doing the same job.
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