Florida Deductions Laws without consent

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Florida Deductions Laws without consent

I live in Florida. My employer deducted
without consent for insurance on a work
phone that had a bad battery and just
stopped working. They deducted 200 and
now my paycheck is below minimum
wage.My boss also said the company
would pay for it that is why they are
letting me go, but they deducted it
from my check. Is this legal? If not
what can I do about this? I worked 24/7
for the company.

Asked on July 6, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, Florida

Answers:

M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 7 years ago | Contributor

Absent an employment contract or union agreement covering deductions, Fl does not have any laws regarding what deductions may or may not be taken from an employee's paycheck; nor does it have any laws whether or not an employee must provide written consent prior to any deduction being made. That having been said, under federal law, an employer may not make deduction if it would cause the employee to earn less than federal minimum wage for the period in which the deduction was made.


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