Is it legal for you employer to promote you without title or remuneration?
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Is it legal for you employer to promote you without title or remuneration?
When my predecessor left the company, I was elevated to the role of Country Team Lead, Iraq. I am a full time regular employee. However, like the individual before me, they offered no additional compensation and unlike him, they wouldn’t even recognize me in that title. When I explained I was unwilling to continue in the job without the proper remuneration, my manager told me I had to do the job. I eventually contacted HR but it’s been a week and a half and still no word from them. Is there any legal recourse for me?
Asked on March 28, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Virginia
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
Unless you have rights under the terms of a union/collective bargaining agreement or employment contract, you have no recourse here. As an "at will" worker, your company can set the conditions of your employment much as it sees fit, absent some form of actionable discrimination. This includes giving you a promotion without giving you a new title or higher pay. For your part, you can either accept this treatment, complain but risk termination, or quit.
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