Legal Question in Employment Law in Michigan

$25 penalty

I just received this e-mail from my emploier and was wondering if this is a legal action.

This is the e-mail that was sent:

''The collection of timesheets has become very painful. As simple as it

sounds, some of you are not taking the few minutes it takes to send out a

timesheet every Monday morning.

This leads to us having to repeatedly contact individuals to request

timesheets over and over. Some of you do not send out completed timesheets

until reminders are sent out. This is wasteful and invariably delays many

follow-on actions on our part.

We expect a completed timesheet sent by e-mail to [email protected] before

noon every Monday. If you are traveling and unable to send an e-mail, plan

before hand, and by all means, send the timesheet the previous day or

sooner. As a last resort, you must call the hours in by telephone to XXXXX

at XXX-XXX-XXX extension 1023 before the weekly deadline.

Starting Monday, July 17, 2006, we will be imposing a penalty of $25/week,

if your timesheet is not received by noon on Monday. This will apply for

every week, from this point forward. We will collect this penalty and donate

it to a charity at the end of the year.''


Asked on 7/13/06, 4:47 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
William Morrison Action Defense Center

Re: $25 penalty

You have two choices. You can insist on being right (i.e. the wage/hour law states that no deductions can be made from your check for the benefit of third parties without your expressed permission). But, you can be fired on the spot for not submitting your timesheets when instructed. You will likely be ineligible for unemployment compensation, but the Michigan Dept. of Labor will assist you in getting your $25 back. Don't spend it all in one place.

or you can just do what your employer requests, just like everybody else, and keep your job.

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Answered on 7/14/06, 1:38 pm


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