Is it legal to ask an employee to do a job with a higher pay grade?
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Is it legal to ask an employee to do a job with a higher pay grade?
I belong to a team that is among the
least paid in our company but members of
our team are always pulled out to do the
work of another team which has a higher
pay grade. Is this legal? We told
management a number of times that they
have higher pay but we always get
brushed off. At the end of the day, we
did the same job, but they get paid
more. How can this be right?
Asked on September 15, 2019 under Employment Labor Law, Texas
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 4 years ago | Contributor
Unless this action violates the terms of an employment contract or union agreement, you have no claim here. The fact is that a company can set the conditions of the workplace much as it sees fit (absent some form of legally actionable discrimination).
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