Legal Question in Employment Law in California

employee wages

can my employer give a choice to all their employees to take a pay wage per hr cut or be terminated from the job if their aren't willing to take the pay decrease??


Asked on 8/03/08, 3:21 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys

Steven Miller Steven L. MIller, a Professional Corporation

Re: employee wages

Is this an all or nothing to "all employees", or each employee may decide on their own? If it is on there own, absent a contract or collective bargaining agreement, most likely they can get away with it. If it is a group take it or leave it offer, and the offer is rejected resulting in the groups termination, and the group represents more than 10% of the workforce, then there is a problem the employer faces called the "WARN" act. If this is a group problem please call me, the phone number is located on my website. If individual decision, I think it may be problematic. an addition great resource for labor law information, is my website at www.californiawagelawyer.com

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Answered on 8/05/08, 2:56 pm
Terry A. Nelson Nelson & Lawless

Re: employee wages

Of course. You're an 'at will' employee. The employer can change any of the terms of employment, hire and fire, etc - "at will", so long as it is not motivated by an illegal purpose such as civil rights violation [race, age, sex, ect].

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Answered on 8/04/08, 4:29 pm


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