What can I do if my employer decides that he no longer wants to pay my salary and health insurance but insteadwants only to pay a commission?
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What can I do if my employer decides that he no longer wants to pay my salary and health insurance but insteadwants only to pay a commission?
Asked on August 12, 2011 Indiana
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
Actually you probably can't do to much. An "at will" employer can hire and fire, as well as set the terms and conditions of the workplace, much as it sees fit. This includes whether or not to provide a discretionary benefit such as health insurance; it also includes the form in which an employee is paid wages (i.e. salary and/commission). Consequently, unless you have an employment/union agreement to the contrary, or there is a company policy prohibiting such action, or this situation as to do with some form of actionable discrimination, your employer has violated no law.
Note: A "discretionary" benefit which means that it is not required to be provided; an employer can choose to offer it to employees or not.
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