Legal Question in Business Law in California

I see alot of wrong doings at my work place! # 1 does a retail manager have the right to take away a man's hours and pay,because the employee won't buy the manager lunch! the manager has 3 dui convictions on his record in california!he can't drive! also , does the owner of a company have the right to ridicule an employee for doing his job, and does she have the right to oversee promotions because shes sleeping with most of the help?


Asked on 7/08/12, 2:56 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Bryan Whipple Bryan R. R. Whipple, Attorney at Law

Hours and pay cannot be taken away, nor pay levels reduced, after the hours are worked. An employer cannot decide, on Tuesday, to cut your Monday work from 8 hours at $20 an hour to 6 hours at $14 an hour, for example. However, on Tuesday the boss can tell the employee that on Wednesday that the employee will only work six hours and/or his pay will be cut to $14/hr.

This is assuming there is no union contract to the contrary.

As to favoritism based on favors (taking to lunch, sleeping with, etc.) I am not aware of any law that prohibits this outright.

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Answered on 7/08/12, 3:15 pm


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