<prompt> Human: I am a full-time, salaried, at-will employee at a small company in Westchester NY. Due to financial hardship, my company has resorted to cutting everyones salary by 50.First of all, can they do this? The company notifies us of our yearly salary at the beginning of the year and has us sign a confirmation letter Under section 195.1 of the NY State Labor Law. Can they essentially change that salary when ever they want?Also, what are our options for unemployment? With the cut, many are making just barely over minimum wage, and since they didnt fire or lay us off, we cant claim to be unemployed. If we quit we cant collect unemployment, and if we act out or stop doing our jobs, we can be fired with cause and then our unemployment can be revoked.Any help would be appreciated.  <response>: If the company is doing poorly enough that they resorted to cutting salaries by 50, they will almost assuredly go under soon or stop paying you at all We promise well pay you what youre owed at next payroll!. Either way, youre out a job. You need a new one, ASAP. You seem worried about saving your current job when you should be worried about getting out. 