Can my employer keep my check for a till shortage?
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Can my employer keep my check for a till shortage?
My employer is trying to tell me they are going to keep my check for my till being short.
Asked on August 16, 2019 under Employment Labor Law, Texas
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
An employer may deduct the amount of cash shortages that are the result of theft or other misappropriation by an employee, even though such a deduction might take the employee below the minimum wage level. However, the employer bears the burden of proving that the employee was personally and directly responsible for the misappropriation. Ordinary cash register shortages, losses of money due to ordinary negligence, and losses due to damage, destruction, or loss of equipment may not be deducted from the wages of employees to the extent that the deductions would take employees below minimum wage.
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