In general, your employer can reduce your salary for any lawful reason. There is no specific California labor law which prohibits an employer from reducing an employee’s compensation. However, your employer cannot reduce your salary to a rate below the minimum wage.

Can my employer decrease my pay rate?

California does not have a law addressing when or how an employer may reduce an employee’s wages or whether an employer must provide employees notice prior to instituting a wage reduction.

Can my employer move my pay date?

Employers cannot make changes to terms and conditions of employment without the employee’s agreement. The new employees’ existing terms and conditions, including the date of payment of wages, will transfer to the business intact and are protected from being changed simply to fit in with the existing staff.

Can an employer change the date on which it pays its employees?

An employer that wishes to change the date on which it pays employees should therefore consult all affected employees (or their representatives) with a view to reaching agreement on both the change itself and the way in which it will be implemented.

How can an employer change an employment contract?

An employer can make a change (‘variation’) to an employment contract if: there’s something in the contract that allows the change (usually called a ‘flexibility clause’) the employee agrees to the change; the employee’s representatives agree to the change (for example, a trade union)

Do you have to pay employees to change clothes?

If you can allow your employees to change into and out of clothing or protective gear at home, you probably will not have to compensate your employees for donning and doffing time. If you do need to require employees to change in and out of clothing or protective gear on your premises,…

Can a company ask you to change your job duties?

In this case, your employer can change your job duties, but it must be within reason. For example, if you’re a sales manager, it could be reasonable for your employer to ask you to work on a new product line but it wouldn’t be reasonable to ask you to do a completely different job.