If my employer makes me transfer to a different store can they reduce my wages?
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If my employer makes me transfer to a different store can they reduce my wages?
My employer said I had to transfer to a different store. Then
I found out they reduced my hourly wage on my first day at
the new store. The said I didn’t do anything wrong it’s just
since I am an assistant manager that I can be transferred.
Asked on March 1, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, Oregon
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
First of all, unless you have a union agreement or employment contract that states otherwise, your wages can be reduced. As an "at will" worker, your company can set the conditions of your employment much as it sees fit (absent some form of legally actionable discrimination). However, that having been said, they cannot be reduced after the fact; that is retroactively. They can only be reduced for work going forward; that is for work not yet performed.
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
First of all, unless you have a union agreement or employment contract that states otherwise, your wages can be reduced. As an "at will" worker, your company can set the conditions of your employment much as it sees fit (absent some form of legally actionable discrimination). However, that having been said, they cannot be reduced after the fact; that is retroactively. They can only be reduced for work going forward; that is for work not yet performed.
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