Legal Question in Business Law in Florida

can a company take money from an employee for mistakes made on payroll the year before. My check this week showed that they took out 34.00 for a mistake that they made in Nov of last year


Asked on 4/26/12, 7:00 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Nancy Delain Delain Law Office, PLLC

Yes, a business can generally recoup funds paid in error to employees (there are exceptions to that generalization). Sorry; you likely have no cause of action, and even if you do fall into one of the exceptions, it's not worth it for $34; you'll pay easily $500 to the lawyer to represent you, or you'll pay the court costs for a self-represented small claims action, probably about $25. Either way, the cost of the litigation outweighs the possible return of funds from your employer.

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Answered on 4/26/12, 8:23 am


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