Legal Question in Employment Law in California

I work for a non-profit organization, we rely on grants for our funding. I was recently given a promotion and the lady's whose position I took was also promoted under a separate grant. Her grant runs out at the end of Sept., our Executive Director said that she was putting her back into my position and I had to go back to my old position with my old salary ($6.00 less). My new position was not funded by the grant that runs out in Sept. It is legal for her to demote me so the other lady can have a job? It seems that since she took the promotion with the unstable grant, I don't see how its fair that I get demoted back.


Asked on 7/20/10, 2:36 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Terry A. Nelson Nelson & Lawless

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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Answered on 7/20/10, 5:49 pm


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