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The technical answer is no. The situation in the workplace as an employee, you have rights to get paid for the hours you’ve worked. You also have, even if you’re an outwill employee, you have a contract of employment. You come to work every day, you work 40 hours a week or however long you’re working, and you get paid a certain amount of money. If your boss secretly changes your pay and you continue to work and you don’t realize that your pay has been changed, you have rights to sue for unpaid wages because
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you’re being cheated out of the wage that was agreed to by your employer. It also may affect your overtime because your base pay if it’s reduced and you’re continuing to work uh without realizing that it’s been changed would affect your overtime if you were working overtime. And so most employers, virtually all employers are going to tell you if they change your pay to give you a choice whether to stay or leave. And if they don’t and you continue to work, you have rights and you should consult with a
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lawyer who can help you understand whether or not you you have a right to pursue a claim for unpaid wages and get the amount of money you deserve for the work you put in. If you have further questions about that, and it’s an important topic because we represent a lot of employees who have wage and hour disputes, you should either phone the firm or you can fill out a contact form and we’ll get back to you, discuss your issue.