Pay reduction that was not equally applied across the board to all employees
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Pay reduction that was not equally applied across the board to all employees
Recently the city that I work for called in employees and asked them if they would work for a certain hourly rate. The city is having financial problems and it was implied by the HR person that all city workers were being asked to take pay cuts. This was not the case, some took over 20% cuts and others in the city actually got raises. This was not right, what legal recourse if any is available to those who were screwed? Thank you very much..
Asked on May 27, 2009 under Employment Labor Law, Florida
Answers:
B. B., Member, New Jersey Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 14 years ago | Contributor
This has to be a very complicated set of facts. Exactly what was said to whom, when, where, and by whom, and who got raises and who took cuts, might just be the starting point. I'm not a Florida lawyer, and city's personnel rules are a combination of state law and the city's own laws. You might be able to get a public interest group to look into this, and qualified attorneys can be found at our website, http://attorneypages.com
Sometimes, you really can't fight city hall -- but when you can, you really need a lawyer who knows how.
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