QUESTION
Is it legal for employer to make employees on hourly wage to pay for a mistake or accident
Asked on Mar 25th, 2014 on Employment Contracts - Texas
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If an employee make a mistake and breaks something during a normal procedure such as an employee accidently cut a sink hole in a countertop wrong. The employer made the employee buy a different sink out of his own pocket. The employee is paid on an hourly rate
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The Texas Payday Act prohibits deductions from wages (hourly and salary) without the employee's written consent, except for taxes and court-ordered child support. The Texas Workforce Commission - Labor Law Department will enforce this claim for you if it is less than 6 months old. Bear in mind, if you file it, you will probably be fired. This statute contains no anti-retaliation provision.
Further, the federal Fair Labor Standards Act would prohibit such a deduction if it resulted in the employee earning less than minimum wage for the work-week.
Answered on Apr 01st, 2014 at 11:41 AM
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