Legal Question in Employment Law in California
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Is it illegal for a private employer to hire or promote an employee at a salary below the minimum amount of the salary range (minimum, median & maximum) for the position?
Asked on 9/24/11, 12:09 am
2 Answers from Attorneys
No. All an employer is required to do by law is pay minimum wage or better, period.
Answered on 9/24/11, 12:22 pm
Terry A. Nelson
Nelson & Lawless
No. The employer is entitled to set and change hours, duties, titles, compensation, benefits, leaves, vacations, holidays, policies, rules, etc. just not retroactively.
Answered on 9/25/11, 2:58 pm