Is this legal?

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I got a raise last week, a pretty significant one, after being with my practice since January of 07 (full time since May 07). I was significantly underpaid up until this raise, and it was well deserved due to the long hours, time and effort that I put in, not to mention the numerous responsibilities being constantly added. However, Friday, I made a mistake that could've resulted in catastrophe had we not caught it. It was fixed before it got to that point, and I have since created a system that will prevent the same thing from happening again. Up until this point I have been very consistant and GOOD at what I do, and my mistake was due to the workload and the pace that I was moving at. I talked with my employer, and everything seemed okay. He still had confidence in me and realized that changes needed to be made to make everything "work".

Today, he called me in and basically told me he didn't trust me anymore and that I was going to be on probation. He told me that he would have to regain that trust, and until then, he was revoking my raise! I receive my first paycheck with the raise on Friday, and so therefore it was already in effect. I was flabbergasted! What do you guys think? I need advice!
 
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I am not totally sure if this is true but I have always been told that you cant lower someone's pay AT ALL for ANY reason (even if they've had a raise). You cant lower their pay for the same position. You can demote them but you cant cut the pay they are currently recieving if they will be doing the same job. I looked online for you but I cant find any info on laws regarding this. Maybe someone else can. I would call some sort of department that oversees employmeny laws and ask. Would it be OSHA?
 

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That is a very tough call............from a legal stand point, I would say yes, it is most likely legal :(

Of course different states have different labor laws and things pertaining to it.

From an employee/employer stand point, I say it's pretty crappy..........but of course we don't know all the details of the "mistake" (nor would I want you to post specifics) or fall out.

I can offer a hug and sympathetic ear. Also, is there other jobs available in your area in your particular field? Perhaps you should shop around a bit??
 

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Maybe your best bet would be to contact your local labour board and ask?

It doesn't seem fair, but when has fair ever been "legal"
 

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It's probably legal.

If it isn't, he'll just fire you. You're already on 'probation' so he already has a cause to fire you if you bring it to a labor board.
 
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No, it is pretty crappy no matter how I look at it. It is going to be really hard to perform my job now, knowing that he has no confidence in how well I do it. It was a mistake that was VERY easy to make, and it has happened before (not while I was there), but I don't know the repercussions for that person (and still no system was implemented).

There are no jobs in the area that I could get in my field. I'd have to move, and we can't do that at this point. I feel completely and totally trapped.
 

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