Legal Question in Employment Law in California

Salary

can an employer lower my base salary after years of doing the same work and getting paid the same salary?


Asked on 5/06/06, 2:14 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Terry A. Nelson Nelson & Lawless

Re: Salary

Probably, just like they could raise your pay, change your duties, transfer you or fire you. You are an 'at will' employee unless you have a written contract, which would determine these issues. Only IF the change is illegal discrimination, or illegally retaliatory in some provable way would you have a claim.

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Answered on 5/16/06, 6:10 pm


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