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Salary discussion, I quit!

Hi all- long time lurker first time poster. Well today it happened to me: at my part time job before I went in my boss called and said I should not be discussing my salary with others and that she was upset I told another person how much I made and that said person is asking for a $2 raise now and it’s my fault. I work as a receptionist- it’s really not that big of a deal imo. I then asked her for this in writing and she acted astounded why I would ask for such a thing. I said she just violated federal law and quit on the spot. My question is do I have any grounds to file with the DOL if it was verbally threatened? Other things they have done that added to my instant quit: Taken away commission earned bc they didn’t like smaller things…


Hi all- long time lurker first time poster. Well today it happened to me: at my part time job before I went in my boss called and said I should not be discussing my salary with others and that she was upset I told another person how much I made and that said person is asking for a $2 raise now and it’s my fault. I work as a receptionist- it’s really not that big of a deal imo. I then asked her for this in writing and she acted astounded why I would ask for such a thing. I said she just violated federal law and quit on the spot. My question is do I have any grounds to file with the DOL if it was verbally threatened? Other things they have done that added to my instant quit: Taken away commission earned bc they didn’t like smaller things I did in an unrelated part of my job, took the cost of a new Apple mouse out of my pay saying I used it too hard even though it was shared by different desk staff, obvious listening in on conversations via hidden cameras with no warning that this was even a thing at the workplace. I’m not sure what to do besides send coworkers I liked a screenshot of their rights. This was a part time weekend job I picked up for supplemental income so I’m not devastated but do feel betrayed and want to help my now ex coworkers. Any advice from someone who’s been there before is appreciated. TIA.

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