Is it legal for an employer to make an employee reimburse them for money the employee lost from the register?
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i think all states have their own laws about that, but i know here in florida if a job wants to do that you have to sign a responsibility waiver before you are hired in order to do so. that doesnt stop them from firing you if your job says you have to pay it back anyway. if you dont sign a waiver you can still be prosecuted if it goes over a specific amount, and made to pay it back. i would check with the laws in your area.
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How was the money.."lost"? i guess you could either reimburse the cash register or face termination, if the loss was your fault. If your emploer had thought you took the money, the police would have been called, a report made, and you most likely would have been arrested. how much money did you lose? the money amount determines if its a misdemeanor or felony charge. Is there more to this situation??
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No, they can not take it out of your pay, but they can discipline or fire you for the shortages (if you are caught stealing, then you get fired, and they can sue you). They can not take it out of your checks, unless you sign the permission form to do so, and even then most Departments Of Labor, will not allow them to do so, but will tell them, to give you your check, and sue you if you stole. I would contact your states Department Of Labor, and see what they say.
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As far as Rhode Island goes, the employer cannot force you or deduct pay to make up for lost cash unless they can prove beyond a doubt that it was you that took the money and used it elsewhere.
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Yes. fucking maccas...
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it depends on state law and or what you areed to when you took employment, but yea in most states unless it is over X dollars and they can prove it was your fualt that it happened they can't.
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