Can an employee’s salary be changed without letting them know?
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Can an employee’s salary be changed without letting them know?
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Asked on March 12, 2019 under Employment Labor Law, West Virginia
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M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
An employer can decrease a worker's wages without notification so long as there is no union agreement or employment contract stating otherwise. However, an employee's pay can only be reduced for work not yet performed; work already completed must still be paid at the higher rate. In other words, wages cannot be retroactively decreased. Absent some form of legally actionable discrimination, the fact is that a business can set the conditions of employment much as it sees fit.
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