Legal Question in Employment Law in Virginia
I have been employed as a bartender at a large corporate restaurant for over 6 years. My beginning pay rate was $10.00 per hour, and after annual reviews, was increased to $11.25 per hour plus 5% bar sales. About 2 years ago, my employer reduced pay per hour for all bartenders in the corporation to $5.oo per hour plus 1% sales per shift, excluding take-out orders and giftcard sales. My questions are, first of all, is it legal to decrease an employees pay rate; and second, can they legally take away my annual performance increase?
Asked on 1/25/13, 8:04 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson
Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson
In the absence of a valid employment contract that would prohibit such actions
on the part of the employer, the answer would appear to be yes on both counts.
Answered on 1/27/13, 8:02 am
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