Is this company breaking any laws?

Question

My spouse works for a large pizza chain. He is a driver, and was hired in at minimum wage more than 6 months ago. We an economy that is struggling, the company was looking into ways to help the drivers with the rising cost of gas. Their solution.... lower the amount that drivers get paid while on the road from minimum wage to $4 (from $6.7o something). My question is, can an employer change someone's wage once they are hired. I know that my spouse works for TIPS, and there are special laws that have to do with minimum wage for him, I just did not know that they could change it after he was hired. I am in Florida. Oh, and the company now wants them to claim "just enough" of their cash tips so that they make at least minimum wage. Seems a little fishy, but I am not an expert in laws such as these!

Any help would be great!

Answer 1

Yep... especially since he is hourly... a wage increase or decrease can be done since he isn't on a salary contract.

Sorry

Answer 2

My heart goes out to you.

I was in the same situation - and learned a few things.....

Firstly, everyone is an "expert"and I got so much useless information and "advice" the whole experience was made much worse,

and secondly, there's a great free Child Custody Library website at http://childcustodylibrary.info which really helped me - and I got everything easily and sim[ply sorted out with their help.

Doe sthis help please?

My very best wishes and apologies for any typing errors - my eyesight is none too good, sadly.

J.L.

Answer 3

I believe thats leagal. If hes a delivery man well thats a tipping job and minimun wage is like 2.63 or something.

Answer 4

I'm pretty sure that is illegal.

Answer 5

They are not breaking the law by changing his pay after he's been hired - but it can only be applied to hours he works AFTER being told of the reduction. Minimum wage for a tipped employee is $2.13 an hour.

They ARE suggesting that he break the law by telling him to declare "only just enough tips to make minimum wage". The law requires him to declare the exact amount he actually receives in tips. To do otherwise is tax fraud. (As committed, probably, by 90% of the countries waiters and waitresses, but that is beside the point.)

Richard

Answer 6

They can increase or decrease his wages at any time. The only requirement is that they can not violate wage laws (tipped employees are often allowed to earn under minimum wage) and they can not decrease his pay retroactively; it can only take effect after he is notified.