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Anonymous asked in Politics & GovernmentLaw & Ethics · 10 years ago

Can an employer legally cut your hourly pay in half for not giving notice?

Can an employer cut your hourly pay rate in half if you quit without giving adequate 2 weeks notice (in the state of FL)??

Update:

Well obviously its for time already worked. That is all you'd be entitled to.

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  • Neil
    Lv 7
    10 years ago
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    Not for time already worked. It they can cut your rate - as long as they don't go below minimum wage - for time not yet worked, or simply terminate you as if that moment.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    easily. you're maximum probable an employmee at will. As such, you're fired at any time for any reason, which contain a pretend or "made up" reason. of direction, you weren't fired, yet while they are able to hearth you, they are able to actual do something wanting firing--including shrink your pay. between the above responders stated which you would be able to no longer have your wages decreased until eventually you sign a sparkling settlement. in case you had an previous settlement, which would be so. besides the shown fact that, while you're like maximum folk in the U.S., you haven't any longer have been given a settlement. (while you're portion of the .0478 p.c. that does, you will have to ascertain your settlement). the only rule approximately pay is which you are going to be paid minimum salary, and in accordance with proper extra time regulations. (there is truthfully a controversy which you have been paid improperly for the single pay era because you receive no comprehend the pay decrease. this would be on the comparable thought that some courts use to award persons who're fired devoid of be conscious one or 2 weeks pay. no longer a user-friendly result, besides the shown fact that it happens. yet you have be conscious now, so at merely right they owe you sixteen a million/2% for a million pay era. you will do no longer something approximately this because of the fact it is going to fee lots extra desirable than that quantity to collect the money.)

  • ?? If you quit, you are no loner entitled to ANY pay, so I am confused.

  • 10 years ago

    not for just that reason

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