QUESTION
Can I get discriminated against due to my hourly wage
Asked on Jun 10th, 2014 on Labor and Employment - Illinois
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My employer flip flops on departmental policies constantly whenever those policies benefit me. For instance the project manager stated over time would be given based on seniority; but when The lead turned it down I was skipped & it was offered to the leads favorite. When I complained the project manager went to great lengths to justify the lead; when he couldn't he then changed policy & said OT would be fairly distributed. In the position I currently have I'm the highest paid & I know the project manager is trying to cut costs due to the decline in sales. I get "coached" for anything (i.e. Punching in 1 minute late from lunch & for proactively working on a project without designation of said project from lead.) Now I'm being moved to 3rd shift...is this legal?
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Based on your description of events, it appears that the employer is either favoring his friends or avoiding you because of you are paid more money. Neither of these motivations violate the law. Discrimination has to be based on protected classifications such as race, gender, age, national origin, and other such classifications. Your description of events does not indicate that any of these apply.
Answered on Jun 10th, 2014 at 5:27 PM