can my employer change my job title and description
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can my employer change my job title and description
I applied for a client services professional position at my job, it includes
scheduling appts and answering phones and such. My employer decided to split my
day in half by working some at the desk then working for our coverage and auth
team checking out insurances. I do not want to do this, I have absolutely no
knowledge of insurance. what can I do?
Asked on September 19, 2019 under Employment Labor Law, Pennsylvania
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
The fact is that most work relationships are "at will". This means that a company can set the condtions of employment much as it sees fit (absent some form of legally actionable discriminatin). Therefore, unless this action violates the terms of a union agreement or employment contract you have no claim here.
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
Unless you had an actual written employment contract guarantying or specifying your duties and title, your employer may freely do this. In the absence of a written contract to the contrary, your job--what you do, what it's called, your title when you work, and your compensation--are all 100% under your employer's control. That is a function of employent at will: an employer has no right to a job, including no right to any particular job.
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