When a company is based in more than one state, which state lawsdoes the company follow regarding wages?
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When a company is based in more than one state, which state lawsdoes the company follow regarding wages?
I was hired by a restaurant chain in HI. The restaurant expanded into TX. I moved there to help open more restaurants. While in TX, I asked for an evaluation of my job and requested a pay raise. I was granted a 2% increase. When I moved back to HI, my pay was reduced without notification. The company says that because I was in TX when I received the raise, they are not required to notifiy me of changes to my pay rate. However, according to HI state law, they are required to notify me in writing of any pay rate changes. Do they not have to notify me of changes in my rate of pay? Is it legal for them to reduce my wages when I am in HI, which has different laws than TX? They also say my raise does not follow from state-to-state.
Asked on July 1, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Hawaii
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
The wage laws which apply are those of the state in which the job is located or based; so if they did not make a change in your wage/salary while you were still in Texas, but instead waiting until you were in Hawaii, they would have to follow Hawaiin law. (Of course, if the issue is just providing written notice, they could provide you notice of the change and then make it, anyway.)
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