Canmy employer keep my final paycheck just becauseI quit due to unbearable conditions and he lost money on the jobI was on?

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Canmy employer keep my final paycheck just becauseI quit due to unbearable conditions and he lost money on the jobI was on?

Asked on January 13, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Louisiana

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SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 12 years ago | Contributor

No, the employer may not do this: no matter how acrimonious the relationship between you and the employer was, or whether the employer lost money on a job you were doing, the employer may not keep your final paycheck. You must be paid for all work you did. If the employer believes you cost it money through a deliberate wrongful act or through negligence, it may sue you, and try to prove that in court and recover the money that way; but it can't just keep your paycheck.


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