Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in Massachusetts
Can a employer decrease your pay per hour for being tardy
Asked on 10/17/09, 8:39 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Sue-Ellen Kresh
Law Office of Sue-Ellen Kresh
You would want to look at any written agreements, policies or employee handbook to see your specific employer's policies. The second level of questioning is whether they treat all employees equally, i.e. whether your pay was decreased for what might constitiute a policy violation but others did not receive similar reductions for similar infractions. If that is the case you may be loking at some sort of discrimination case.
I hope that helps you. Take care & good luck. It would be best to speak with an attorney in order to best review & protect your rights.
Sincerely,
Sue-Ellen Kresh
Answered on 10/30/09, 5:36 pm