Legal Question in Employment Law in Minnesota

Compensation Inequity

My boss was recently promoted leaving his old position open. My boss asked if I was interested in his old position. I said that I was. I was told (verbally) that I would have the same title that my boss had had while in that position. However, when the promotion paperwork came through, the title was several levels below what my boss had been and was not even a supervisor title. Of course the compensation associated with this title was significantly less also. I was told by my boss and human resources that management felt that the position no longer required the higher title. Since I'm not considered a supervisor, I asked how I would manage the people that report to this position. I was told that I would provide them with ''work direction'' but my boss (in his new position) would technically remain their supervisor. There are two other locations within my company that have this same position. Both of the people in those positions have the higher title and are supervisors. Another anomaly is that I was not presented with an offer letter. I was just given the promotion paperwork and told this was my new job. I would not be considered a member of the ''protected group'' for equal pay purposes. Do I have options other than leaving?

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