Thanks, didn't know about that term. Now I found: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constructive_dismissal https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constructive_dismissal

Thanks, didn't know about that term. Now I found: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constructive_dismissal https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constructive_dismissal > constructive dismissal ... generally ... grants [the employee] the right to pursue claims against the employer. > once agreed upon, wages are implicitly locked in by the common-law of contract as an essential term of the employment relationship. In this regard, it is a constructive dismissal if ... (That last section is about the UK, I suppose it's the same in the US.)