Legal Question in Employment Law in Virginia

Withholding Money from Payroll check

Working in retail. If the cash register is short cash can the employee working the cash register be held liable and asked to pay the shortage out of their pocket? Or be deducted from their payroll check?


Asked on 6/30/04, 3:36 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

Re: Withholding Money from Payroll check

Only if it can be proven that the cashier caused or is somehow responsible for the shortage.

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Answered on 6/30/04, 5:24 pm


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