Legal Question in Employment Law in Georgia
Base pay
In the process of reclassifying jobs from exempt to non-exempt base pay is being reduced by 15%. Is it legal for an employer to do that without a performance issue?
Asked on 1/28/08, 10:51 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Scott Riddle
Law Office of Scott B. Riddle, LLC
Re: Base pay
Generally, absent a contract, an employer may terminate an employee for any or no reason (except very few discriminatory reasons) and is required to pay only minimum wage. There is no geeral legal entitlement to a job, or above minimum wage and employers can generally change wages.
Answered on 1/28/08, 11:15 am
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