QUESTION
Can my boss take my paycheck for a ticket the store got?
Asked on Sep 23rd, 2019 on Labor and Employment - Texas
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So basically i sold tobacco to a minor.. At the time i wasn't able to hear correctly from one side of my ear, a lady came in, i asked for dob, and i couldn't hear her, i askee twice.. So i heard 93.. Apparently it was 03. Ok, my mistake, took the citation, made arrangements and i am currently paying it no problem.. Now, my ex bosses whom i no longer work for are saying they got cited for a fine of $500 dollars. I asked for my last check, and they said no because they are using that money to pay for their fine and i would still owe them money. Can they do that?
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Usually, no. The Texas Payday Act states that an employer may not deduct any amounts from a paycheck except required taxes and child support unless it has written permission from the employee. The second thing to know is that even if the employer had such written permission, it violates the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act if the deduction causes the paycheck to be reduced to an amount that results in an hourly wage which is less than minimum wage.
You may file a Payday Act complaint with the Texas Workforce Commission - Labor Law Deparment to recover monies owned to you by way of an unlawful deduction. See its website for the forms. You have 180 days from the date you should have been paid to file the complaint. The process takes some time, but it is free.
Good luck.
Answered on Sep 30th, 2019 at 7:12 AM
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