Q: Is my employer illegally making me pay more for rent than is allowed by Washington state plus some?
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Well I work 5 days a week and I'm the general manager along with being the maintenance guy. I am the only one usually working here. I am also on call 24/7 and 7 day a week with the emergency phone. I am required to live on property. I am in a 2 bedroom apartment which is small. and I believe I am being charged too much for my rent along with them making me pay November rent for the 1 bedroom unit I moved from even though I was officially out of the one bedroom on October 31st. They are having me pay for the one bedroom unit I just moved from and I know that's illegal also. Rent for a 2 bedroom here for a tenant is $950..I am paying $700 and they are trying to count the percentage off my rent as part of my paycheck. This is only some of what my employer is doing. Need advice and knowledge.
A:
Under the Federal Labor Standards Act, your employer can only make deductions from your wages is several requirements are met. Even then, the wages deductions must be actual cost with no profit. For more info go to:
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/direct-care/credit-wages
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/direct-care/credit-wagesov/files/WHD/legacy/files/fab2015_1.pdf
You may also be entitled to compensation for your on call time.
You can file a complaint with the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries at:
https://lni.wa.gov/workers-rights/workplace-complaints/worker-rights-complaints
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