Is it legal to take money off my paycheck if i was short?

Question

i was short one day and they took it out of my paycheck.

Answer 1

It depends on your employment contract and what you agreed upon when you were hired. If you agreed to this, then yes, it is legal; if not, it probably is illegal. Contact the labor board in your area for questions reqarding wages. ..put labor board and the state you're from into a search engine. Good luck.

Answer 2

YES. However, they can NOT deduct your pay to LESS than $5.15/hr (the federal minimum) OR your state's minimum wage, whichever is greater. Now, some states do have laws against this, but they're VERY few and far between, and most have been overturned. The reason the person above you cannot take out of their employees check is probably because they pay minimum wage.

Answer 3

i will tell you my personal experiance i worked at a company and they accused me of stealing when im practiceing rigorous honesty and i know i did not take no money from this company they told me i was short 2 times i offered to take it out of my paycheck they constructively hurassed me out of the company i been loyal for 2 or more years and i had something happen to me that caused a disiblity i stole no money but they insisted i took 20 then 50 there was multipule people operating out of my drawer and they think that dukey is cute i did not steal jack or jill and if i was going to i told management i would steal a semi and steal everything inside and recycle it if i was ever going to do it cause it would have to be big even though i wouldnt and i didnt they still decided to fire me anyways shure im bitter and shure i got jacked with the dry method but you know what i didnt steal no money you know what else thats what i get for working non union i started talking about what happen to people talking about making resturaunits union they would tell me things like you dont have to punch in even thought i bike ride 6 miles and other people puncht in right in front of me jerks im not going postal im letting it go

Answer 4

If you are employed where you are handling a cash drawer or till, it is legal for the employer to deduct the shortage from your pay cheque.

When you open with a cash float, you are responsible for that cash, and for every bit of cash going into or out of the till.

Answer 5

i am a mgr at a convience store and no matter how short an employee is we can not take it out of there check we pay above min wage and still can not deduct the shortage
the employee can be written up and after 3 write ups will be terminated

Answer 6

Nope-not legal. Check with your state's labor department to see what recourse you have.

Answer 7

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