If I was hired for a position but had some days of training in another, should I be paid for the position that I trained for?

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If I was hired for a position but had some days of training in another, should I be paid for the position that I trained for?

I was hired as a server assistant, however my first three days of training that I was told I would train with the hostesses which make a lot more money than I would make

Asked on August 10, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, California

Answers:

M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 6 years ago | Contributor

An employer can set wages or any other condition of the workplace much as it deems necessary and appropriate, absent some form of legally actionable discrimination or an employment contract/union agreement to the contrary. So in your case, you get paid whatever your employer sees fit. 


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