Legal Question in Employment Law in Massachusetts

Demotions and Reducing pay

I been working for this company for about 3.5 weeks and the boss who works there is trying to say that i have poor performance with hardware and wants to demote my position and reduce my pay. I want to know the laws about demotions and pay reductions. Because I was hired for Jr Network Administrator for a set hourly pay and now she wants to reduce my pay by 15%. Please reply with some help.


Asked on 1/31/03, 6:32 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
henry lebensbaum Law Offices of Henry Lebensbaum (978-749-3606)

Re: Demotions and Reducing pay

Barring an agreement, such as a contract, or another basis, such a demotion based on race, relegion, gender, and age, your boss can probably do whatever he wants.

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Answered on 1/31/03, 9:05 pm
Nance Lyons Law Office of Nance Lyons

Re: Demotions and Reducing pay

There are no laws against demotions or pay reductions. If you were on unemployment before you got this job, you can file by stating that the terms and conditions of your job were changed and therefore you were terminated for no cause.

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Answered on 2/05/03, 3:25 pm


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