Legal Question in Employment Law in California
I was "laid-off" from my job a year ago and was recently re-hired. I was under the assumption that I was being re-hired at the same rate of pay. Nothing was mentioned about a reduction in pay when I filled out all the new paperwork. I found out when I was given my first check, which was conviently handed to another employee to give to me while the ownermade his getaway. Is it legal to reduce a re-hired employee without informing them first?
2 Answers from Attorneys
The employer is entitled to set and change hours, duties, titles, compensation, benefits, leaves, vacations, holidays, policies, rules, etc. just not retroactively. In general, unless an employee is civil service, in a union, or has a written employment contract, they are an 'at will' employee that can be disciplined or fired any time for any reason, with or without �cause� or explanation. The employee's goal should be to keep the employer happy.
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