Can an employer change my pay rate retroactive of notification?
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Can an employer change my pay rate retroactive of notification?
I was making $13/hour before I injured my back. I asked for light duty and was scheduled for a week before they notified me about pay reduction.
Asked on February 7, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, Virginia
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
First of all, unless a pay rate is guaranteed in either a union agreement or employment contract, your hourly rate of pay can be changed at your employer's discretion (absent some form of legaly actionable discrimination). That having been said, it can only be changed for work not yet performed (i.e. for any future work). Accordingly, a worker's pay cannot be changed retroactively (i.e. after the fact).
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
First of all, unless a pay rate is guaranteed in either a union agreement or employment contract, your hourly rate of pay can be changed at your employer's discretion (absent some form of legaly actionable discrimination). That having been said, it can only be changed for work not yet performed (i.e. for any future work). Accordingly, a worker's pay cannot be changed retroactively (i.e. after the fact).
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