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Are These Wage Deductions Illegal?
Kell A. Simon

Q. 

Can an employer deduct wages for tardiness to work (i.e. 1 minute late=30 minute deduction; 15 minutes late=1 hour deduction, 16+ minutes late=considered absent and uncompensated)? Thank you for your response.

-- Thar

A. 

Your employer may be violating federal wage laws. If the deductions for tardiness cause you to be paid less than $5.85 per every hour worked, then he would be violating minimum wage laws. Also, if you actually work more than 40 hours per week, these deductions would violate federal overtime laws.



-- Kell A. Simon

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