If my employer has set to terminate me in three days because I told her I’d be giving my two weeks notice, can she lower my pay rate until the time of my leave?
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If my employer has set to terminate me in three days because I told her I’d be giving my two weeks notice, can she lower my pay rate until the time of my leave?
My supervisor was made aware that I’d be giving my two weeks notice on friday,
so instead she told me that she wouldn’t grant me the two weeks notice but that
she’d allow me to leave this friday 3 days from now can she lower my pay rate for
the remainder of the three days?
Asked on July 12, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, Pennsylvania
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
Yes, your employer can do this unless it breaches the terms of a union/collective bargaining agreement or employment contract. Also, it must not constitute soe form of legally actionable discrimination (which you did not indicate). The fact is that most employment is "at will", which means that a company can set the conditions of the workplace much as it sees fit. This includes reducing an employee's wages (so long as minimum wage laws are complied with). That having been said, wages cannot be reduced for any hours that you have already worked; that would be illegal.
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