What can be legally deducted from a Paycheck?
Question Details: My employer has decided to deduct the retail price, not the cost, of goods produced with errors in his embroidery/screen printing shop. He claims that the employee who makes any mistake on an order is liable for the full retail cost of the order plus the labor cost involved in fixing the mistake. He has not put this in writing anywhere. What are my legal options, if any?
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I know that this seems harsh but it is probably legal.
Most employment relationships are what is known as "at will". This means that basically the employer can hire or fire someone for any reason or no reason whatsoever, as well has increase/decrease salary/hours, promote/demote, and generally impose requirements as they see fit. In turn, you can work for an employer, or not, your choice.
The only exceptions to the above would be if there is a stated company policy covering this, or there is a union/employment agreement that governs, or this situation has arisen due to some type of discrimination.
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