Is wage reduction for salaried/exempt employees legal by a business in NC?
138686
Of course it is! What state statute would make it illegal?
389610
If they hire the temps (or anyone else for that matter) to do the same job they laid you off from, it may be time to take legal action against them. Check with the State employment commission on this for their rules and laws.
11106
It depends on your employment status. It's not as clear cut as it ought to be. There are exemptions.
347809
No, because where I live you can be fired for ANY reason or NO REASON AT ALL. Consider that I've also seen racially motivated firings where the people who lost their jobs had no rights or protection at all. Also in my state the labor board will only enforce minimum wage without a contract. I've seen people put in a two week notice at a job only to have their last paycheck dropped to minimum wage out of revenge for them leaving. These laws favor corporations, not workers rights at all. I see nothing fair about that. To change these laws in our favor I'd be willing to see a law mandating giving at least a weeks notice before quitting a job. And the employer has to accept it, not tell you just to hit the door because you put in a notice.
333926
Unless you have something in writing stating that your hours won't change, it's perfectly legal.  If it was something drastic (like going from working days to being forced to work nights) you might have a little more pull to state that the job parameters changed considerably and became undoable.  But for goodness sake man - it's an hour.
151762
If it is legal, you can check with your payroll or human resources department.  Otherwise you might wanna add more info as to what you are trying to find.
266611
You can let your pension company know that you are living in NC and not NY and they should withhold the correct amount of NC and stop withholding for NY. If they are not withholding from NY then call and ask could they withhold state tax from you pension for NC. They can do that!!
301400
No, in the US an employor can even reduce your current salary anytime they want to ( unless you have a written contract or union agreement)\n\nIf you are changing jobs with the same boss, most likely they will hold your pay unoless the transfer is to a lower position.\n\nIf you are changng companies, then you go to what ever the going wage is.
833566
I am a Marketing and Sales manager in Durham, NC.  I have been with the company 4 years.  I get paid based upon performance (commission).  My salary ranges per month from $3,200 to $4,700 plus I have a company car and legal benefits.  I have to pay for my own fuel and food while on business travel.  However, the car is paid for thru the firm.  I am not at the level yet to earn bonus money and it is my goal for that to happen.  Web address is www.mydebtfreedate.com/consumer
711309
Generally, no. BUT, it wil ldepend on your company.\n\nIf there is a corporate pay scale, then they may adjust all scales accordingly, but not $1.70 worth. \n\nFor example, if the starting pay where you are is 5.15 and the second level is $8.00 and they raise the starting pay to 6.85, the second level may adjust to start at 9.00. \n\nit's hard to say. \n\nBut if your company does not employ minimum wage workers, then any substantial raise is HIGHLY unlikely.
330607
I'v heard that there is a class action law suit against that company....at least that's what it says in Fayetteville, NC's newspaper
545550
If you are paid hourly, you have a good argument against your employer, however, it could take a long while to get compensation.  On the other hand, if you are payed a salary, your company can bypass the law.  Also, if you are salaried, you may want to read the fine print in your hire paperwork.  It can provide alot of useful information on specific guidlines for your company. In addition, you must consider that it is the employee's choice to read the E-mail from home!
78868
Exempt employees are those who are exempt from certain wage and hour laws, i.e. overtime pay; usually applies to administrative, executive, or professional employees who receive an annual salary, in equal payments weekly, bi-weekly, or at some other specified time interval.
652173
My cousin told them he was quitting (2 weeks notice) and they let him go that second, they did however pay him for the next two weeks! They were so afraid he would sabotage the business those last two weeks they figured it was better to just pay up and cut their losses!!!\nHowever it doesnt always end well. You have the right to your last two weeks of pay and as far as a reference goes they can NOT say anything horrible about you (unless its true!!) because you can SUE them! All they can tell a potential employer is dates of employment, title, pay, and responsibilities.
377584
http://www.sc.gov/Portal/Category/EMPLOYEERIGHTS
236591
It depends on your employeers policy.  There's NO law requiring comp time, and if you mean comp time as in not being paid OT then that's illegal in most cases.
1147844
$5.15\nThe North Carolina State minimum wage law does not contain current dollar minimums. Instead the State adopts the Federal minimum wage rate by reference.