Legal Question in Employment Law in Florida

Re: restuarant owner deducting money from wages

Deductions from an employee's paycheck must be authorized by the employee before an employer can take the money, except for taxes.

If an employer has taken money from your wages, you should look at two things. First, look at the amount. Look to see if it has taken your hourly wage under the minimum wage amount ($7.21 for Florida). If so, there could be a violation. Also if it reduced your overtime wages, there could be a violation.

Second, if you the deduction is improper- for something you did not ask for or receive, this could be a possible theft.

I would advise you contact an employment law attorney and discuss all of the details as earliest as possible.

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Re: restuarant owner deducting money from wages

Nope -- the employer cannot make such a deduction.