Legal Question in Employment Law in California

"You break it, you buy it"

I alter and press bridal gowns, which cost the

customer $500 to $800, of all different types. One

type of gown is easily torn during pressing, but is

always repairable to the point where it becomes

unnoticable. Today my boss came up with a new "rule."

If the other presser or I damage a gown, she said that

we have to pay for the gown out of our own paycheck.

She believes that there are no accidents. She then

said that it was legal. Then she said "You break it,

you buy it." And again that it's legal. Is this

legal? If it is then I can't afford to work there. I

would have to work for free to pay for the more

expe


Asked on 9/07/00, 9:32 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Joseph Posner

Re:

I don't think so, but to be sure, contact the CA Div.. of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE), a part of the Dept. of Industrial Relations.

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Answered on 10/08/00, 6:12 pm


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