<prompt> Human: Been working for a company about 5 months. Started with 21k a year about 12hr. The day before scheduled pay, we were told there was an issue and checks will come in 5 days. I get it, sometimes payroll gets messed up. Human error, computer issue, whatever just pay me. 3 days later, we are informed our new rate of pay will be minimum wage. This was frustrating, however I did sign a paper stating that if funds were not available, they can pay minimum wage applicable to the entire company. However, the check which came late was also minimum wage. to reiterate, I received a retroactive pay decrease, on a late paycheck. Is this legal? Do I have a case considering I did sign this paper?Advice please, About 1k credit card debt, and just received tax return which could allow me to pay in full. However, my yearly salary has just been dropped to almost half. Should I pay the debt in full? Or perhaps wait until I find a better place of employment? Also have other various bills. Car, phone, insurance, thankfully no rent. Idk what to do. Please help Im so grateful for you people. I know you are capable of great things, I wouldnt be here otherwise. Please.  <response>: Uh you need to get the heck out of this place. They obviously have cash flow as well as financial issues and if it takes them 5 days to make payroll they got problems. In reality they did not make payroll as they had to cut everyones pay in order to make it. Soon they will not make payroll and you will get nothing. The problem with being 5 days late making payroll is you are a 13 of the way to the next one. They knew this was coming so they had you sign a contract stating they could do it.I have not found a state that specifically prohibits it so it goes over to contract law. If the company policy was they can not retroactively change salaries than that is the contract. If it say it can or does not address it then yes they can as the contract either says they can or fails to address it. They basically hired you at minimum wage but let you think it was 62 percent higher.The fact that not only was i the company policy they had you sign it tells me that they are playing games.Get out of there now and get another job as I can tell you it is only going to get worse. My closing on this is I bet when the times are good they do not pay more and I bet when times are good owners do draws to pull money out of company. 