Can an employer change an employee’s pay agreement without notice?
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Can an employer change an employee’s pay agreement without notice?
I am an independent contractor. My company partnered with another company and now they have changed how much I get paid without me agreeing to it. Also, I have worked all of this and last month and just got paid yesterday for last month’s work. They were supposed to pay me for the first 2 weeks in of this month as well and didn’t. Can I do anything?
Asked on June 2, 2011 under Employment Labor Law, Connecticut
Answers:
MD, Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
As an independent contractor, you really don't have the same labor rights as an employee, salary being one of them. If you are an independent contractor, your issue will be the contract and any breach thereof. If your contract was only between you and the former company (first company), then any new company could simply argue you wouldn't even have a binding agreement. Review your agreement and see if you can enforce it and then in terms of the payment, consider putting your issues in writing about timely payments and what penalties there could be if the company doesn't pay you on time. Further, as to the issue of lowered pay, it does go back to whether you have an enforceable agreement.
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