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.

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Answered on 5/20/98, 11:33 am


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