Q: Can a company based in Virginia take back time/pay?
A company paid overtime. Two months later they realized they paid an employee overtime. The company then did not pay the employee for four hours of regular pay. The company said the overtime never should have been paid. The company claims they can then withhold that time on a pay period two months later. Essentially not paying their employee for all the hours they worked.
A: If the work performed for this company occurred in California, the answer is absolutely no. Once they are earned, wages are property of the employee. The employer would owe you: back pay; interest and up to 30 days of wages as a statutory penalty. For more information on wage issues, please visit -- http://employerdefenseattorney.com/blog/
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