Legal Question in Employment Law in Florida

Dear Sir/Madam:

An employer is not allowed to deduct money from an employee's paycheck for any reason.

In your specific example the employer was not allowed to deduct money from your paycheck for burned bread.

The burning of the bread as long as it was not done by you intentionally to cause damage to your employer represents a risk of doing business that has to be assumed by the owner.

The employer has several opportunities to correct the situation, supervise its employees more carefully, train them, and if the situation is not corrected then the employer can fire for repeated mistakes due to incompetence but in no situation it is allowed to deduct the money from the check.

That is an impermissible deduction and it is against federal law based on the limited information you have provided. You may have a claim. You should seek the services of a competent attorney who on more thorough examination can determine the strength of your claim.

On issues of labor law most attorneys will not charge you a consultation fee and they will not charge you a representation fee to file a claim against your employer. If your employer is found guilty for failure to obey the labor law the attorney will earn its fees from the employer as the federal statutes provide for attorney's fees should you prevail.

Should you need further information you can contact my office for a free consultation.

Sincerely yours,

Daniel Lenghea