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Q. As an employer, what am I allowed to deduct from wages?

A. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) restricts the types of deductions from pay an employer can make from an employee’s wages. Many states uphold individual regulations with wage and hour laws (i.e. minimum wage and overtime) that do require employers to have written authorization to take money from employees’ paychecks for various purposes.

However, state laws may have other rules to follow that imply no deduction can be made except appropriate state, federal, and social security taxes without a written authorization from the employee or a court order.

Please consult your AdvanStaff Human Resources Department if you have any questions regarding what type of notifications are needed to deduct wages for other types of charges.

November 2, 2010

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Q & A on Wage Deductions

Q. As an employer, what am I allowed to deduct from wages? A. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) restricts the types of deductions from pay […]

September 9, 2010

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Using Social Media as Evidence

Everything you say, post, IM, tweet, or text may be used against you, or your employee. Social media evidence has changed the landscape of discovery in […]

June 25, 2010

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FMLA Guidance

The Wage & Hour (W&H) Division of the US DOL has issued its third “Administrator’s Interpretation” (No. 2010-3), this time to clarifying that a parent of […]

June 25, 2010

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has increased enforcement activities across the board. This year it issued a “Fact Sheet” about what circumstances will allow an […]

June 25, 2010

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Wage & Hour Interpretation on "Changing Clothing" Under the FLSA

Wage & Hour Interpretation on “Changing Clothing” Under the FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act) – 29 U.S.C. § 203(o) (Section 3(o) of the FLSA) provides that […]