# Can an employer do this to me?

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**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [November 27, 2006, 1:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-an-employer-do-this-to-me/20731 "2006-11-27T13:00:49Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 28, 2006, 7:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-an-employer-do-this-to-me/20731/30 "2006-11-28T07:02:09Z")

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> [@zwarbyt](#):
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> They cannot legally lower your wage, you can turn down the lower wage and collect unemployment.
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> They have to offer you 80% of your wage before they cannot allow you to collect unemployment

They can lower your wage legally.  
Like I said before though, you have to shoot your boss to get denied unemployment.

Many years ago we had a “shared work” program through NYS.  
Everyone worked 32 hours and they received unemployment for the remaining hours.  
This way everyone got to keep their job.🙂  
It worked out well.

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