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If an employee has an advance on their pay and quits before the advance is paid of, is the employer able to deducted from their last paycheck?
Asked on Mar 01st, 2018 on Labor and Employment - Pennsylvania
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I gave an advance to a employee who since has left the company before the advance was paid. Am I able to with hold her paycheck to cover some of the balance which is well over her last paycheck? There will be $500.00 balance still owed after paycheck is deducted.
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If you have something signed by the employee permitting you to make deductions from pay to pay back the loan, then you can make a deduction from the last pay. However, you cannot deduct so that the employee's effective rate of pay is below minimum wage. If that doesn't get you paid back in full, your recourse is to collect it from the employee directly.
Answered on Mar 01st, 2018 at 10:48 AM