Legal Question in Employment Law in Virginia

I was hired as a salaied employee 13 years ago. I have a letter to this effect in hand. Since then, our company was bought out twice. Each time I was retained as a salaried employee. Several months ago I was verbaly notified that I was being placed on a 24 hr. work week in a non-exempt status due to lack of work. My benefits would remain however my vacation time was reduced by 1/2 and my life insurance is geared to my salary which is also reduced to an hourly rate. Can they do this without my written consent to the change of status. Can they legally do this? I feel they are retaining me to keep from paying severence pay.


Asked on 2/15/11, 9:32 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

Yes, of course, your employer can do what you've described unless you're

working under the protection of a valid contract of employment or collective bargaining type of agreement which would prohibit it. Virginia, after all, like

most of the other states, is what is called an employment at will jurisdiction.

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Answered on 4/17/11, 9:35 am


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