Making employees pay when $ is short

[rvjayoung]

What is the name of your state? Arkansas

My employer deducts money from everyone when the cash drawer comes up short. Is this legal?

 

[HomeGuru]

What is the name of your state? Arkansas

My employer deducts money from everyone when the cash drawer comes up short. Is this legal?

**A: no, unless your employer is a drug dealer.

 

[rvjayoung]

That would seem like common sense however AR is a so called "right to work" state and employees have little rights. If I were to be terminated for disputing this could I draw unemployment?

 

[JETX]

My employer deducts money from everyone when the cash drawer comes up short. Is this legal?

The CORRECT answer is... no. The employer cannot deduct other than legal deductions without the employees prior WRITTEN permission.

 

[jpritchett81]

The CORRECT answer is... no. The employer cannot deduct other than legal deductions without the employees prior WRITTEN permission.

Lol on the random thought

Just out of curiosty will this poster be able to claim UI if they fire him/her for protesting the deduction?

 

[JETX]

Just out of curiosty will this poster be able to claim UI if they fire him/her for protesting the deduction?

Of course they can file a claim for unemployment compensation, but whether he will get it or not will depend largely on the response by the employer. Personally, I would think any review would agree that a termination of the employee in this type of case would allow for payment.

 

[cbg]

"Right to work" means that you can't be forced to join a union to get work. It has nothing to do with your situation.