Can an employer reduce hourly wages with a reduction of pay?  Background: employee failed to show up for work and excessive absences. Employee placed on 60 day probation with a reduction in pay.

Yes. Louisiana law ( Louisiana Stat. 23:633) says you must provide notice. There is no set amount of days ahead the notice must be provided. This vague sort of law has been interpreted to mean that an employer must notify the worker of the change in the rate of pay  BEFORE s/he performs work under that pay rate. This gives the worker the opportunity to leave if not satisfied with the new rate of pay.

June 2018

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