Is an employer legally able to lower an employees pay without changing the employee’s job title or duties?
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Is an employer legally able to lower an employees pay without changing the employee’s job title or duties?
My employer lowered my pay without changing my position.
Asked on October 28, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, Ohio
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
Does this salary reduction violate the terms of an employment contract or union agreement? Does your treatment constitute some form of legally actionable discrimination or retaliation? If not, then lowering your pay was legal. The fact is that a company can set the conditions of work much as it sees fit in an "at will" employment relationship. This includes how much to pay a worker regardles of their job title or duties. If this is not acceptable, you can either complain but risk termination, or quit.
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