Legal Question in Business Law in Wisconsin

Wage Decrease

Can my employer cut my wage by 5% without there being a disciplinary act involved. Actually no reason other than trying to get our pension plans in order??


Asked on 11/08/07, 3:25 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Jeffrey Murrell Law Office of Jeffrey L. Murrell

Re: Wage Decrease

I suppose that would be called a "wage cut" (much better than getting fired or laid off). Unless you have a written employment agreement that provides for a certain amount of compensation that the 5% decrease would violate, it's probably legal.

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Answered on 11/08/07, 5:39 pm


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