I work at a privately owned Valero gas station. Our boss says that he takes the amount of a fuel drive-off out of our paychecks....... but he also claims taxes or something on it at the end of the year. The pumps say "prepay first" but we usually turn the pump on if there's only a few people in the parking lot, or if it's a regular customer.
My question is: can our boss legally hold us responsible for the drive-off, and legally take the total out of our check, even if he claims whatever it is he claims at the end of the year?
2007-11-30 08:15:24 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
It sounds like you boss is double dipping, since he is writing the drive off as a loss at the end of the year for tax's but at the same time charging you for the monies so in a sense it is not a lost since he recovers the monies from you
more like he is cheating the IRS
2007-11-30 08:21:56 · answer #1 · answered by goz1111 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Legal or not, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to solve this one. Follow your instructions and make everyone prepay! It is standard practice at gas stations in my area, and no one thinks less of the clerk for enforcing the policy. Every time you let someone pump without paying, you are co-signing for that purchase.
2007-11-30 16:30:53 · answer #2 · answered by Cecil n 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would contact the labor board - but here's a tip......if it is company policy to prepay then don't turn on the pumps until the prepay - period. I don't care if it's Bill Gates standing out there waiving a wad of bills at you....do not turn it on until he pays. You are violating company policy and setting yourself up to get screwed.
2007-11-30 16:29:37 · answer #3 · answered by Susie D 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I seriously doubt if he can legally take any amount out of your paycheck for drive offs whether he claims them or not.
Check with the labor board and your state's attorney general.
If he is doing something illegal, I suggest you, and your co-workers take him, and the company he works for to court.
Good luck.
(it sucks that you can't trust people doesn't it?)
2007-11-30 20:55:14 · answer #4 · answered by Red Velvette KY 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He can claim a tax deduction on the loss, but if you reimburse him, then there's no loss. He may be a thief himself.
I suggest you call your state labor department and ask this same question. He may be breaking the law.
2007-11-30 16:20:22 · answer #5 · answered by Teekno 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get ahold of the department of labor in your state. The government will take an amount out of his a$$.
2007-11-30 16:22:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋