Notice of change in pay

[bolderrider]

What is the name of your state? California

I have read on these forums that in order for your employer to change your pay, the only thing they need to do is inform you of this change. My question is, what constitutes informing you of a pay change? Say that your pay was cut in half, with no notice. I kept receiving this reduced pay for a year, still with no notice. Would I have the right to sue them for the back pay for the last year? Or would the fact that my paycheck was reduced constitute notice, and I could only sue them for the month before I received my next paycheck? Also, would it be contingent upon me to prove that they had given me no notice? Seems like it would be awfully hard to prove that... Thanks.

_kirk

 

[cbg]

Have you at any time gone to them and asked them about the reduction? That's not a rhetorical question; it makes a difference to the answer.

 

[bolderrider]

My question is actually hypothetical. I'm getting ready to move to Colorado where the cost of living is lower, and I'm afraid that my pay may be reduced. I'm just trying to figure out what the best way to deal with that situation would be. Thanks!

 

[cbg]

Barring a state law that says otherwise, notice can be verbal or written. Simply receiving a cut paycheck is not technically notice, because you don't really know if it was an error, a change in tax, or a paycut. But when you pick up the phone, call the payroll office, ask them why your check is short and are informed it's because of your pay was cut, you have been notified.

With regards to your example, I cannot conceive of an employee who would not inquire about a short paycheck for half a year.

I know of three states, and neither California or Colorado is one of them, where there is a state requirement that you receive x amount of notice in advance of the cut. I know of one state, and it is neither California nor Colorado, where IF your original notice of your pay was in writing, any notification of a pay cut must be in writing as well.

So what makes you think that your employer would not notify you of a paycut?