Can my work hours be cut withowithout any notice?
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Can my work hours be cut withowithout any notice?
My work hours has been 40 hours a week and suddenly cut to 24 a week without any notice. The last 10 months my hours were 40 a week. The sent me a work schedule on Sunday showing I lost 16 hours to commence on the Monday. This has cause enormous street on me finacailly and emotionally.
Asked on January 17, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, California
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
Do you have an employment contract or is there a union/collective bargaining agreement that prohibits this action? Is your treatment the result of some form of legally actionable discrimination (which does not appear to be the case from what you have written). The fact is that most employment is "at will". This means that a company can set the conditions of the workplace much as it sees fit. This includes reducing a worker's hours for any reason or no reason at all, with or without notice.
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