Legal Question in Legal Ethics in Florida

Garnish on employees final wages.

We have a cook who I terminated 7-8-07. The reason was he put a SUPER HOT Sauce on a customers Po-Boy (sandwich). The act itself was in retaliation towards a customer who made a unfavorable remark to his girlfriend, who also is employed here as waitstaff. It was not her table of concern, but he found out about the comment, and retaliated. This of course put my personal business in a rather bad liability position. The party was given a 15% discount on their entire bill, and a no charge on the tainted food. Upon leaving the restaurant they decided that they would also short the final bill by $109.00 because of the event. I was not present for this event, but my manager on duty felt it better not to push the issue. My question is am I within my legal right to withhold the unpaid portion of the bill not paid from terminated employees final check?


Asked on 7/09/07, 11:06 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Alan Wagner Wagner, McLaughlin & Whittemore P.A.

Re: Garnish on employees final wages.

Nope.

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Answered on 7/09/07, 11:48 am


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