can my employer deduct from my pay?
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can my employer deduct from my pay?
My husband recently decided to give 2 weeks notice because he found a better paying job. When he let his employer know that he would be leaving they told him to not go back, so he didn’t. Now, on his final pay, they have deducted $813.33 for damages done on the very first week of work. He did sign a contract when he first got hired but they are doing it out of revenge for him leaving them. Otherwise, why didn’t they start deducting as soon as the incident happened. Is this legal? Can they do this?
and if they can, is there only a percentage they can deduct? This is damage was
done to a loader machine, and it was only a bump on the fender, the machine is
100 working, and they didn’t lose revenue due to this damage.
Asked on March 10, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, Texas
Answers:
B.H.F., Member, Texas State Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
The only things that they can deduct are those required by statute (like taxes and social security contributions). After that, an employer can only deduct what an employee specifically authorizes them to deduct. If you feel that your husband's employer improperly withheld part of his payment (which is sounds like they did).... then your husband needs to file a payday complaint with the workforce commission. This is free and doesn't cost your husband anything... so it's worth the effort to file the complaint and obtain free legal assistance.
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