Can an employee lower my hourly rate?
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Can an employee lower my hourly rate?
Asked on December 2, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, New Hampshire
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Yes, your employer can do this. The fact is that if you are in an "at will" employment relationship, you employer can set the terms of the workplace much as it sees fit; this includes a salary decrease. So unless you have an employment contract or union agreement that prohibits this decrease or such a reduction in pay violates company policy or it is the result of actionable discrimination, you have no legal recourse here.
Note: Your hourly rate can only be lowered after you have received notice. ny work performed by you prior to that time must be paid at your old rate.
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