Legal Question in Employment Law in California
does my employer have to notify me re an hourly wage reduction (almost 20%, 6 weeks ago, California, full time employee for almost 10 years there) in writing before he implements it? (they told me verbally, and made me wait 4 days in anticipatory hell before they would tell me how big the reduction would be.) I've seen indications that he does have to put it in writing (aside from the pay stub), but I cannot find the legal code to confirm it... can you point me to the code section? if it's true, how long can I delay telling him, to increase the time paid at the prior higher rate?
2 Answers from Attorneys
In writing? No. But they must give advance notice of any such change to allow you to quit if you choose not to accept the change. The employer is entitled to set and change hours, duties, titles, compensation, benefits, leaves, vacations, holidays, policies, rules, etc. just not retroactively. You can either comply, look for another job and then resign, or quit now and risk being denied unemployment.
The reduction cannot take place before they tell you the amount, but it can all be verbal.
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