Can my employer tell me to do a job that is outside of my job description/title and at a lesser pay ratethan co-worker doing the samejob?

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Can my employer tell me to do a job that is outside of my job description/title and at a lesser pay ratethan co-worker doing the samejob?

My employer (government contract employer) is stating that I have to help perform a job outside my job description and title that is occupying 90% of my paid time. I was not hired to perform the asked job at my current AWD or AW Gov pay rate, which happens to be less than that of several co-workers performing the job.

Asked on April 4, 2011 under Employment Labor Law, Texas

Answers:

SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 12 years ago | Contributor

First, unless you have a contract defining your job or duties, then your employere is free to have to do work outside your job description or for which you were not hired. Without a contract, you're an employee at will, and employers may alter the terms, conditions, compensation, hours, etc. at will of employees at will--or terminate them at will.

Second, unless you are being discriminated against on the basis of a protected characteristic, such as age over 40, sex, race, religion, or disability, your employer does not need to pay you the same as other employees doinng the same job. There is no legal requirement to generally treat employees fairly.


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