Q: Is employer allowed to withheld any amount from employees final paycheck, if the employee did not give required notice?
The employee did sign a employee contract to work in a restaurant, where she/he voluntarily signed to give 1 week notice when quitting. In the contract is written that the employer would withheld the hours missed from the employees final paycheck. (Example: the employee was supposed to work part time 30 hours a week for $10 hourly pay, but did not show up) Could the employer withheld $300 from the employees final paycheck?
A: If you are asking whether the employer will deduct $300 the answer is probably. If you are asking whether the employer can, the answer is yes. If you are asking whether it is lawful the answer is yes.
A: Please see my answer to you, posted earlier when you asked this same question.
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