Legal Question in Employment Law in Florida

Forcing employees to pay cash for shipping errors

My son was forced to pay $100 cash for shipping errors totaling less than $100. The arors totaled 2% of items shipped. No contract or verbal discussions were done by the employer noyifying my son of any payment for shipping mistakes. My son asked for a receipt for the $100 cash payment and the employer denied him the receipt. Is this legal and proper?


Asked on 6/09/08, 11:36 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Bob McCormack Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLC

Re: Forcing employees to pay cash for shipping errors

Federal Law requires an employer to pay minimum wage for all hours worked. If an employer "docks" an employee for a mistake and this causes the employee's pay to drop below minimum wage, the US Department of Labor will be interested in enforcing the Fair Labor Standards Act against this employer.

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Answered on 6/09/08, 3:57 pm


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