Legal Question in Employment Law in California
Cash register is short.
Can a bartender be held responsible for a cash register that comes up "short"? What if someone skips out on a check? Can the amount of that check be taken out of the bartenders pay or tips?
Asked on 4/30/98, 12:49 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Ken Koury
Kenneth P. Koury, Esq.
No, it is illegal
No, it is illegal to withhold money from an employee�s check for this reason.
Answered on 5/20/98, 11:33 am