Q: Contract dispute: Can employer cut hourly rate if contract specifies written notice and they claim verbally given?
I am paid on a monthly basis on the 15th for work done the prior month. On 10/15 I saw that my pay rate was decreased by $20/h. I was told that we had discussed the new rate in Aug!?! and the rate I was hired in on was only to get through a staffing crunch (news to me). Fully staffed now. I have a written contract:
-Employee will be compensated on an hourly basis as outlined in Exhibit “C”. It is agreed that Employee compensation may change at the sole discretion of The Company and Employee will be given notice of such change.
-Any notice given under this agreement shall be sufficient if in writing and mailed
They state they do not have to pay me the difference for the time I already worked (~$1.5k) b/c they have written notes that I was informed in Aug even if I have no recollection of this. Is this breach of contract? Does the term "shall be sufficient" give them wiggle room for verbal notice?
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