2007-01-16 18:50:08 · 10 answers · asked by dolina e 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Absolutely not under ANY circumstances!
Your pay is given to you for the hours worked, not the amount of money in your register. Federal and state labor laws state that you MUST be paid for the time you work, and you must be paid the amount indicated in your employment papers.
Deducting money out of your paycheck because your register was short is ILLEGAL. The only time a company can demand restitution from you is if you have been caught stealing money and either agree to make restitution or are convicted in court and are ordered to do so by the judge.
My advice to you is to find another job, then go get a lawyer and sue the bejeezus out of your former employer.
2007-01-17 00:19:16 · answer #1 · answered by Team Chief 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do they have proof? How much was the register short? I worked registers many times and sometimes came up short. I never had to have a deduction to make up any shortages. If it's a persistent problem, the employer should just give another job to the employee where handling money isn't an issue or just terminate them based on the circumstance.
2007-01-17 03:00:13 · answer #2 · answered by gone 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. Contact the Labor Board or take your employer to small claims court. Many years ago a company I worked for tried this. They even admitted that the money that was missing didn't disappear on my shift, but since they didn't know who took it, they had to take it out of everyone's check. I quit and contacted the Labor Board. About a month later, I got my money back, a letter of apology from the President of the company, and an offer for a better position in the company. I turned their offer down.
2007-01-17 03:03:42 · answer #3 · answered by godeep 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, it is legal.
You can file a case, but you will most likely lose the case and your job.
It is legal if they make you count the register when you come in.
Say for example there should be $100 in the register when you come in and when you leave. When you come in, you have $100 in register, but when you leave you only have 95 dollars, then you are accountable for $5 that is missing. So they can take it out of your check.
2007-01-17 03:00:32 · answer #4 · answered by Mafia 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
This probably varies from state to state and I would get a legal opinion before you start that. You might run into minimum wage issues or violation of a verbal contract if it isn't clear upfront.
2007-01-17 02:59:48 · answer #5 · answered by sspade30 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
just incase, if your job has any paper work or written stuff about the job, read the fine print, call the jobs hotline if there is one and talk to a represenitve. Sounds pretty dirty to me.
2007-01-17 03:02:10 · answer #6 · answered by smellydanie 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is illegal. (if you are dealing with money, they are suposed to have you bonded. Most places will not pay to have you bonded) Just as it is for making the attendant pay for gas when someone drives off and doesn't pay. However, your employer may fire you. Then you can sue.
2007-01-17 03:05:47 · answer #7 · answered by danielle Z 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Depends on the state.
2007-01-17 03:18:56 · answer #8 · answered by By Your Command 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2007-01-17 02:57:44 · answer #9 · answered by shadow of a girl 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
no, unless you are authorized to use their bank account, it is not legal.
2007-01-17 02:57:40 · answer #10 · answered by iheartjennabush 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋