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Wasn’t paid agreed salary
I worked for A Cut Above landscape in
columbus ga. When I started we agreed
on a 650 a week salary as my pay. After
working there a few months I turned in
my 2 week notice last friday. They told
me not to worry about coming back so I
didn’t work any of my notice out. But I
went to pick up my final check this
Friday and instead of paying me my
regular salary that I have made while I
was working he decided to pay me 10
dollars a hour. I have most of my check
stubs where I was making 650 a week,
and text messages talking about my pay
when I started. My question is what can
I do about it?
Asked on April 8, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, Georgia
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
If the labor department cannot or will not help you, you could sue the money (such as in small claims court, acting as your own attorney). While an employer can change your wages or salary *going forward*, or for future work, they cannot do it for work already done; if you did the work without any notice that your pay was being cut, they needed to pay you at your then-current rate. You would sue for breach of contract: violating the agreement, whether written or oral, under which you worked in exchange for a certain amount of pay.
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