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Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Steps for Solving the Wage Deduction Dilemma

Figuring out what deductions from an employee’s wages are permitted and prohibited under the law is a quandary. May an employer deduct an employee’s wages for personal charges on the company’s credit card? What about the cost...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

Wage Deduction From Final Paycheck Narrowly Allowed By Ninth Circuit

Ward v. Costco Wholesale Corp., No. 11-56757 (January 9, 2014): In a recent unpublished decision, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a trial court’s decision that Costco Wholesale did not violate the Fair Labor...more

Sherman & Howard L.L.C.

Employer’s Final Paycheck Deductions Upheld

The Ninth Circuit just held that an employer is entitled to deduct from an employee’s final paycheck money an employee owes to the employer. Ward v. Costco Wholesale Corp. Costco issued Ms. Ward a company credit card, but...more

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