We live in Indiana and my husband's company was bought out a few months ago. The new company started "telling" them that they were going to be paid piece rate. No documentation of this or nothing. He made $10.98 an hour w/ the old company and now they came to them today and said that they were going to be making $7.95 per unit made. This is not per person either, this is shared w/ however many people are working on the line. How can they legally do this w/out any type of written notice??? It is going to be less than what he was making. Is this legal....please help??????
2007-02-20 14:48:16 · 2 answers · asked by tina_spears72 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
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2007-02-20 14:53:26 · answer #1 · answered by citronge69 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Employers can basically do what they want in any way, as long as it doesn't involve racial discrimination. I take it this factory isn't unionized, so there's nothing to stop an employer from insisting that the employees show up in clown outfits, work from midnight to noon or lay them off. If the pay has decreased, your husband can quit, or continue working at the new rate.
I'm really sorry, but there's nothing that you can do. No notice necessary.
2007-02-20 14:55:09 · answer #2 · answered by Mama Gretch 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋